ancient civilisations and empires in history

let's list 'em.
off the top of my head, there's ancient greece (philosophy! sculpture! tragedy!), rome (gladiators), the byzantine empire/constantinople (mosaics, awesome architecture), ancient india (uh.. elephants?), ancient egypt (pyramids and papyrus!) .. ancient china (vases, funny hats and robes), feudal japan (ninjas)

am I missing any? add please.

>>9
The CARTHAGINIANS were not black, they were arabian like Egyptians and Morrocans today. The book must have been exagerated since the Romans did not reach as far as Denmark or central Germany. Iberian-celts and gauls joined Hannibal in his invasion of Rome. Carthage was seperated from the rest of Africa which at the time still consisted of hunter gatherers and goat herders who produced very little metal.