Ancient Civilizations

Not long ago, surveys revealed that many men think about Ancient Rome almost daily. It is possible that the empire of the Caesars continues to influence our lives, but it is not the only one. Imagine that within us there is Babylon, Persepolis, and Sparta. Geopoliticians say that civilizations rule the world. In fact, they are fighting within each of us. The Assyrian fights with the Egyptian, and the Jew fights with the Hellenist. We simply do not notice how ancient ideas govern our thoughts and actions. Each civilization offered its own image of a person: who he is, why he lives, and what awaits him after death. This book is precisely about these images, about the main myths of each culture and what they have led to. What caused the Trojan War and the Biblical Exodus to become so important for Europe? Why is the Sumerian tale of Gilgamesh still highly relevant today? And the main question - how and by what means do ancient empires still dictate models of behavior to us?