Friday quiz: The world of the ancients | Michael Tomasky

About a decade or so ago, I was watching something on TV about ancient Egypt and it struck me that I didn't really know the first thing about the ancient world. Okay, I knew the first thing, which is that Egypt was really big. But I didn't know the second thing or third thing or any of the rest of the things.

I went out that very weekend and bought an Atlas of the Ancient World and read it and studied the maps. What a journey, and what a great mystery unraveled, finally being able to attach...