Egypt, Greece, and Rome : civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean / Charles Freeman
Language: English
Published by Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1996
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Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xiv, 638 pages, 40 pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 564-583) and index. Contents; Rediscovering the ancient world -- Egypt, the gift of the Nile, 3200-1500 BC -- Egypt as an imperial power, 1500-1000 BC -- Daily life in New Kingdom Egypt -- The ancient Near East, 3500-500 BC -- The early Greeks, 2000-700 BC -- The Greeks in a wider world, 800-600 BC -- Hoplites and tyrants: the emergence of the city state -- Cultural change in the Archaic Age -- The Perisan Wars, interlude one. Herodotus and Egypt -- Everyday life in classical Greece -- Religion and culture in the Greek world -- Athens: democracy and empire -- From Aeschylus to Aristotle -- The struggle for power, 431-338 BC -- Alexander of Macedon and the expansion of the Greek world -- The Hellenistic world, interlude two. Celts and Parthians -- The Etruscans and early Rome. Rome becomes a Mediterranean power -- From the Gracchi to Caesar, 133-55 BC, interlude three. Voices from the Republic -- The fall of the Roman Republic, 55-31 BC, interlude four. Women in the Roman Republic -- Augustus and the founding of Empire -- Consolidating the empire, AD 14-138 -- Administering and defending the empire, interlude five. The Romans as builders -- Social and economic life in the Empire -- Transformations: the Roman Empire, 138-313 -- The foundations of Christianity -- The Empire in the fourth century -- The creation of a New Europe, 395-600 -- The emergence of the Byzantine Empire. Subjects; Ancient. Civilization history. Greek World history. Roman World history. Civilization. 1 Kg.…
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- Title
- Egypt, Greece, and Rome : civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean / Charles Freeman
- Author
- Freeman, Charles
- Publisher
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press
- Publication year
- 1996
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0198150032
- ISBN 13
- 9780198150039
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Item weight
- 1 kilogram
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. In addition to the three great civilizations, the peoples of the Ancient Near East and other lesser-known cultures such as the Etruscans, Celts, Persians, and Phoenicians are explored. The author examines the art, architecture, philosophy, literature, and religious practices of each culture, set against its social, political, and economic background. More than an overview of the primary political or military events, Egypt, Greece, and Rome pays particular attention to the actual lives of both the everyday person and the aristocracy: here is history brought to life. Especially striking are the readable and stimulating profiles of key individuals throughout the ancient world, covering persons from Homer to Horace, the Pharaoh Akhenaten to the emperor Augustus, Alexander the Great to Julius Caesar, Jesus to Justinian, and Aristotle to Augustine.
Generously illustrated in both color and black-and-white, and drawing on the most up-to-date scholarship, 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.
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About the Author
Charles Freeman is a freelance writer living in the United Kingdom. He has been described as "full of the romance of archeology and the people who created it, and full of curiosity about the human side of the ancient world'.
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