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An introduction to the ancient world

Lukas de Blois (Author), R. J. van der Spek (Author)
"An Introduction to the Ancient World offers a thorough survey of the history of the ancient Near East, Greece, and Rome. Covering on the social, political, economic, and cultural processes that have influenced later western and near-eastern civilizations, this volume considers subjects such as the administrative structures, economies, and religions of the ancient Near East, Athenian democracy, the development of classical Greek literature, the interaction of cultures in the Hellenistic world, the political and administrative system of the Roman republic and empire, and the coming of Christianity, all within the broad outline of political history. This third edition is thoroughly updated and some chapters are completely rewritten to cover recent historical research. Changes include: - more attention to economic structures and developments, and to the history of the Later Roman Empire (third to sixth centuries AD) - incorporation of the results of recent archaeological and historical research, and recently published studies of ancient literature - "boxes" that support the main text, on topics including economic and political systems, religion and terminology - redrawn maps and new, higher quality images - the inclusion of useful websites in the bibliography An Introduction to the Ancient World provides an easily readable, user-friendly, integrated overview for students of ancient history, classics and archaeology. Lavishly illustrated, clearly and concisely written, and well-organized, this fully updated and revised edition will remain a key resource for students beginning to investigate the civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean"-- Provided by publisher
Print Book, English, 2019
Third edition View all formats and editions
Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, London, 2019
xxii, 402 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
9781138504561, 9780815372417, 1138504564, 0815372418
1079400554
The origins of the civilisations of Egypt and Mesopotamia
The third millennium
The second millennium
The first millennium
Religion
Economy and society
Government
The early Iron Age (c. 1200
c. 750 BC): "The dark ages"
The Archaic period, c. 750
c. 500 BC
The Classical period, c. 500
c. 330 BC
The Hellenistic world, c. 330
c. 30 BC
Early Roman history (753-265 BC)
Further expansion and new social tensions, 264-133 BC
The century of the civil wars, 133-30 BC
The early imperial age, 27 BC-AD 193
The crisis of the third century AD and late antiquity
"First and second editions translated from the Dutch by Susan Mellor" -- title page