A Primer of Ancient History. (A Combination of the Author's "Primer of Greek History" and "Primer of Roman History.").
Author: Alexander Duthie
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Published: 1930
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Author: Alexander Duthie
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Published: 1930
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Dan Crompton
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
Published: 2012-05-03
Total Pages: 150
ISBN-13: 1843178982
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe essential introduction to the culture of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
Author: William Grange
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Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780761860037
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Covers productions, personalities, theories, innovations, and plays from ancient Greece to the Spanish Golden Age."--Back cover.
Author: Gary Forsythe
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 430
ISBN-13: 9780520249912
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"A remarkable book,in which Forsythe uses his thorough knowledge of the ancient evidence to reconstruct a coherent and eminently plausible picture which in turn illuminates early Roman society more immediately than any other category of evidence is able to do. Forsythe displays his impressive ability to demonstrate to what extent and why the tradition that dominates the extant historical narratives is not credible."—Kurt Raaflaub, author of The Discovery of Freedom in Ancient Greece "An excellent synthetic treatment of early Roman history found in both modern literary and archaeological materials."—Richard Mitchell, author of Patricians and Plebeians
Author: Gary Forsythe
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Published: 2018-01-18
Total Pages: 421
ISBN-13: 148095425X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPrimary Sources for Ancient History: Volume I: The Ancient Near East and Greece By: Gary Forsythe Despite being condensed into neat identities of the Near East and Greece, these two titles cover a wide-ranging period of time, peoples, lands, and philosophies. Indeed, at first glance these peoples might have nothing in common except for their profound impact on our own world. In these comprehensive readings, however, we understand how all people struggled to define their relationship with their rulers, their gods, and their neighbors. Primary Sources for Ancient History, Volume I: The Ancient Near East and Greece is a comprehensive selection of ancient writings to supplement a narrative history. Beginning with the Old Babylonian Kingdom of nearly four millennia ago and moving chronologically and geographically to the Egyptian Pharaohs, the dispossessed Jewish nations, the fractured city-kingdoms of Ancient Greece, to end with Alexander’s domination of the known world, this book is comprehensive in scope. Every major period and people has at least one reading. From the Law Code of Hammurabi engraved on a stone pillar to scraps of Greek poetry, from Babylonia epics to tallies of food at religious festivals, these readings allow the personalities and actions of tyrants, philosophers, poets, and gods to take center stage. The same events and leaders can be seen through different peoples and viewpoints, giving a rich perspective. The Ancient Near East and Greece is a valuable resource for understanding the forces - religious, political, and cultural - that have developed the modern world.
Author: Charles W. Fornara
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 1988-01-01
Total Pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780520063327
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Published: 1981
Total Pages: 552
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Gregory S. Aldrete
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2019-02-07
Total Pages: 425
ISBN-13: 1350100536
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA vivid exploration of the many ways the classical world remains relevant today, this is a passionate justification of why we continue to read about and study the lives and works of the ancient Greeks and Romans. Challenging the way the phrase 'That's just ancient history' is used to dismiss something as being irrelevant, Greg and Alicia Aldrete demonstrate just how much ancient Greece and Rome have influenced and shaped our world today in ways both large and small. From the more commonly known influences on politics, law, literature and timekeeping through to the everyday rituals and routines we take for granted when we exercise, dine, marry and dress, we are rooted in the ancient world. Even the political upheaval, celebrity obsession and blurring of public and private boundaries that we see in current news betray ancient characteristics - now brought to the fore here in a new final chapter. If you have ever wondered how far exactly we still walk in the footsteps of the ancients or wanted to understand how study of the classical world can inform and explain our lives today, this is the book for you.
Author: Alexander Duthie
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Published: 1930
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