Civilization Of Angkor Charles Higham Weidenfeld Nicolson Αγγλικά Βιβλία History Archaeology

A Short History Of The Ancient Civilization Angkor Home To Spectacular Temple Wat In Late Sixteenth Century Mythical Encounter Was Reported On An Elephant Hunt Dense Jungle North Tonle Sap Or Great Lake Central Cambodia King Satha And His Retainers Were Beating Path Through Undergrowth When They Halted By Stone Giants Then Massive Wall Fable Ordered 6 000 Men Bring Down Thereby Exposing City \ Lost\ For Over Subsequent Reports From Portuguese Missionaries Described Its Four Gateways With Bridges Flanked Figures Leading Across Moat There Idols Covered Gold Inscriptions Fountains Canals Five Towers Called Angor [Sic]\ Centuries This Huge Complex Has Inspired Awe Amongst Visitors All World But Only Now Are Origins Becoming Clear Book Begins Progress Prehistoric Communities Area Draws Author¿S Recent Excavations Portray Rich Expansive Chiefdoms That Existed At Dawn It Covers Early States Up Establishment Zenith Decline Extraordinary Whose Most Impressive Achievement Construction Gilded Mausoleum Twelfth Allegedly 70 People Σελίδες: 224 Έτος Έκδοσης: 1101 Διαστάσεις: 13 3X13 3Cm