A History of the Ancient World: The Orient and Greece & Rome

A smart two volume set of this detailed history of the ancient world from Russian historian Mikhail Ivanovich Rostovtzeff. Complete in two volumes. Second edition. Volume one is illustrated with a frontispiece, ninety plates, thirty-six in-text figures, and five folding maps to the rear of the text. Volume two is illustrated with a frontispiece, ninety-six plates, twelve in-text figures, and two folding maps to the rear of the text. Collated complete. A detailed and comprehensive history of the ancient world, with volume one focusing on the Orient and Greece, and volume two on Rome and the Roman Empire. Being a course of lectures on ancient history, given by the author to freshmen of Wisconsin University. Exploring the fundamental ideas and views concerning the main problems of ancient history. With additional information on important discoveries in the history of the Orient, the second editions includes reference to recent excavations in Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Syria, which brought to light so much new material. Written by Mikhail Ivanovich Rostovtzeff, a Russian historian who produced important works on ancient Roman and Greek history, and also served as president of the American Historical Association. Translated by James Duff Duff, a Scottish translator, classical scholar, and Cambridge Apostle, best known for his edition of Juvenal. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Small splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spines, with the odd small mark to the cloth. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Minor age toning to the endpapers. Very Good.…