xxiv Preface to the ancient world by Dr Peter Bogucki of Princeton University, who served as the editor in chief of the encyclopedia At the back of the set, readers will find a glossary of key terms, a general bibliography, a chronology by region, and a general subject index ACKNOWLEDGMENTS In addition to Dr Peter Bogucki and the members of the advisory board, we wish to thank the more than 100 scholars, journalists, and writers who contributed to this work At Facts On File, Claudia Schaab provided essential guidance throughout the project A special note of thanks is due to Paul Halsall, who operates the Internet History Sourcebooks This Web site supplied many of the primary source documents included in the encyclopedia —NEIL SCHLAGER AND MARCIA MERRYMAN MEANS, PROJECT MANAGERS