Egypt, Greece, and Rome: Civilizations of the Ancient MediterraneanOxford University Press, 2004 - 714 σελίδες Egypt, Greece, and Rome is a unique and comprehensive introduction to the ancient world's three major civilizations. The book draws a fascinating picture of the deep links between the cultures across the Mediterranean and explores the ways in which these civilizations continue to be influential to this day. Beginning with the emergence of the earliest Egyptian civilization around 3500 BC, Charles Freeman follows the history of the Mediterranean over a span of four millennia to AD 600, beyond the fall of the Roman empire in the West to the emergence of the Byzantine empire in the East. The author examines the art, architecture, philosophy, literature, and religious practices of each culture, set against its social, political, and economic background. Especially striking are the readable and stimulating profiles of key individuals throughout the ancient world, covering persons like Homer, Horace, the Pharaoh Akhenaten, and Alexander the Great. The second edition incorporates new chapters on the ancient Mediterranean and the Ancient Near East, as well as extended coverage of Egypt. Egypt, Greece and Rome is a superb introduction for anyone seeking a better understanding of the civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean and their legacy to the West. |
Περιεχόμενα
1 Approaching the Classical World | 1 |
2 The Civilizations of the Ancient Near East 50001200 BC | 19 |
3 Egypt the Gift of the Nile 32001500 BC | 40 |
4 Egypt as an Imperial Power 15001000 BC | 63 |
5 Daily Life in New Kingdom Egypt | 80 |
6 The Ancient Near East 1200500 BC | 94 |
7 The Setting for Mediterranean Civilization | 110 |
8 The Early Greeks 2000700 BC | 121 |
20 The Etruscans and Early Rome | 361 |
21 Rome Becomes a Mediterranean Power | 383 |
22 From the Gracchi to Caesar 13355 BC | 402 |
23 The Fall of the Roman Republic 5531 BC | 429 |
24 Augustus and the Founding of Empire | 450 |
25 Consolidating the Empire AD 14138 | 465 |
26 Administering and Defending the Empire | 495 |
27 Social and Economic Life in the Empire | 524 |
9 The Greeks in a Wider World 800600 BC | 144 |
The Emergence of the City State | 162 |
11 Cultural Change in the Archaic Age | 183 |
12 The Persian Wars | 198 |
13 Everyday Life in Classical Greece | 215 |
14 Religion in the Greek World | 236 |
Democracy and Empire | 247 |
16 From Aeschylus to Aristotle | 270 |
17 The Struggle for Power 431338 BC | 297 |
18 Alexander of Macedon and the Expansion of the Greek World | 314 |
19 The Hellenistic World | 333 |
The Roman Empire 138313 | 541 |
29 The Foundations of Christianity | 564 |
30 The Empire in the Fourth Century | 582 |
31 The Creation of a New Europe 395600 | 608 |
32 The Emergence of the Byzantine Empire | 628 |
Date Chart | 650 |
List of Events | 651 |
Acknowledgements of Sources | 679 |
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Egypt, Greece and Rome: Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean Charles Freeman Περιορισμένη προεπισκόπηση - 2004 |
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