From Babylon to Sibaris/Da Babilonia a Sibari

We sometimes think that western civilization started in the Mediterranean: in Greece and then in Rome. It didn t. We are amazed when we discover that our history started 3000 years before the birth of Christ, in Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and the Euphrates, an area now occupied by Iraq and neighboring countries.It covers these lesser-known forbears of Western history: The Sumerians The Babylonians The Assyrians The Egyptians The Hittites The Jews The Phoenicians The Cretans The Persians The Achaens The Dorians Ionia Sparta Athens The Age of Pericles Magna Graecia Locris Crotone Sybaris(Italian and English facing text)