Las Animas - Bent County Library District

Covers such topics as early Greece, the roots of Rome, Germanic kingdoms, the Crusades, the Ottoman threat and much more.

Maps chronicle the years between AD 800 and 1492, the period in Europe between the Crusades and the War of the Roses.

This comprehensive historical atlas concentrates on the Mediterranean world but also shows what happened across the globe between A.D. 400 and 1500--from the fall of Rome to the age of discovery. Sumptuously illustrated, it features period works of art, fascinating maps, quotes from medieval figures, close-ups of intriguing artifacts, and rich landscape photographs. For every century, a signature city is spotlighted to represent that era's developments,...