The Cambridge Ancient History 14 Volume Set in 19 Hardback Parts - Hardcover

Various Authors

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521850738 ISBN 13: 9780521850735

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2005

Synopsis

Over the past half century The Cambridge Ancient History has established itself as a definitive work of reference. The original edition was published in twelve text volumes between 1924 and 1939. Publication of the new edition began in 1970. Every volume of the old edition has been totally re-thought and re-written with new text, maps, illustrations and bibliographies. Some volumes have had to be expanded into two or more parts and the series has been extended by two extra volumes (XIII and XIV) to cover events up to AD 600, bringing the total number of volumes in the set to fourteen. Existing plates to the volumes are available separately.

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Book Description

The new edition of this definitive reference work has involved the complete re-writing of every volume. The series has been extended by two volumes to cover events up to AD 650, bringing the total number of volumes in the set to fourteen. Plates to the volumes are available separately.

Review

'Cambridge's production standards are exemplary. This volume is self-recommending.' Martin Brooke, Church Times

'... the CAH has its firmly established place in the libraries, and vol. XI will provide useful guidance for many decades to come in the hands of whoever acquires it.' ARCTOS

'... authoritative ... written with scholarship and care by leading figures working in the field ... behind each paragraph stands a vast array of scholarship as displayed in the extensive bibliographies. The CAH offers certainties in a scholarly world that is increasingly obsessed with ambiguities'. The Classical Review

'I had bought this volume before I was asked to review it, the best possible compliment surely to publishers, editors, and contributors alike.' The Classical Review

'Cameron and Garnsey deserve congratulations for this: the volume will last at least as long as the first editions of CAH did (of course they did not cover this period at all), and maybe longer.' Journal of Roman Studies

'This volume is an organizational and conceptual tour de force. ... a reliable, amply documented, and self-aware volume that offers clear guidance through a landscape of remarkable variety and interest. The volume is far more than a rock solid base for further research by scholars already in the field. It invites thoughtful reassessment of the era it so vividly describes so that students of other eras might benefit from its lessons.' M. Maas, Rice University

'... an enormous enterprise, into which immense academic energy has been poured ... The volume thus offers a vast panorama survey of many aspects of the period ... conspicuously strong in examining the history of the various separate regions of the Empire ... volume XI is perhaps the most successful of all the Roman volumes in CAH2 published so far ... excellent sections in government and the working of the Imperial system, with a notably original contribution by Brent Shaw on 'Rebel and Outsiders.' English Historical Review

"It sums up some of the best scholarship since 1927." The Classical Journal

"This is an absolutely standard and required reference work for every library, from public to university research." Choice

"The answer to the question whether the ancient world is worth studying is 'yes', and the Cambridge Ancient History proves it....CAH III/2 is an impressive achievement." John Ray, Times Literary Supplement

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521850738
• ISBN 13: 9780521850735
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 16552