Chronicles of the Ancient World

Chronicles of the Ancient World

Author: John Haywood

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2015-06-04

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 1784292141

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Sumeria, c.3500 BC, witnessed the birth of the world's very first city by the rich and fertile banks of the Uruk. Over the next four millennia, the social and cultural landscape would change beyond recognition as many of history's most important kingdoms and cities took root. Interweaving Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Persian, Greek and Roman history, this book follows these burgeoning empires over 4,000 years, examining the delicate balance of power as they vied for territory, conquest and glory. From Alexander the Great's 22,000-mile march on Persia to Attila the Hun's plunder of the Roman empire, John Haywood brings the most crucial battles and decisive campaigns to vivid life, and examines the extraordinary cultural achievements of these civilizations - the first written words, the spectacular works of architecture, the growth of democracy and the spread of religions - that changed our world for ever.


Mesopotamian Chronicles

Mesopotamian Chronicles

Author: Jean-Jacques Glassner

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 9004130845

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This English translation of Glassner s Chroniques Mésopotamiennes (Paris: Les Belles Lettres, 1993) collects all chronicle literature of ancient Mesopotamia from the early second millenium to Seleucid times. The volume, which incorporates revisions and additions by the author and a transcription of the cuneiform, includes every example of Sumerian, Assyrian, and Babylonian historiographic literature, and magisterial essays on the genre and on Mesopotamian historiography in general.Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org)


Chronicles of the Barbarians

Chronicles of the Barbarians

Author: David W. McCullough

Publisher: Crown

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13:

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Firsthand accounts of pillage and conquest, from the ancient world to the fall of Constantinople.


The Scrolls of the Ancients

The Scrolls of the Ancients

Author: Robert Newcomb

Publisher: Del Rey

Published: 2004-06-15

Total Pages: 646

ISBN-13: 0345478436

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“Plenty of adventure and magic . . . continues Robert Newcomb’s tradition of mixing adventure with an interesting and well-realized magical world.”—SF Site Prince Tristan and his twin sister, Shailiha, are the Chosen Ones, prophesied to unite the opposing magics of the dark Vagaries and the benevolent Vigors. But before they can fulfill their destiny, they must search out the mysterious Scrolls of the Ancients which hold the key to unlocking great mystical secrets. They are not the only ones on a dire quest. Krassus, a devoted servant of the Vagaries, has located one of the Scrolls and through it has attained great and ominous powers. Now he needs but one thing: a man who unknowingly possesses magic in his blood almost as potent as that of the Chosen Ones. Tristan and Shailiha must find that man before Krassus’s dark enchantments turn him into the most dangerous weapon of evil the world has ever known—if it’s not already too late. . . .


Ancient, Strange, and Lovely

Ancient, Strange, and Lovely

Author: Susan Fletcher

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2011-09-27

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 1416957871

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In this stand-alone novel in the series, Bryn must save a dracling from a dangerous modern world that seems to have no place for an ancient dragon.


In Search of History

In Search of History

Author: John Van Seters

Publisher: Eisenbrauns

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 9781575060132

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The primary concern of the book is to understand the origins and nature of history-writing in ancient Israel. The investigation is undertaken against the background of history-writing in the Near Eastern and classical worlds. Professor Van Seters begins with a broad survey of all the historiographic material relevant for the study of Israel's own writing of history. He then turns his attention to the question of Israel's historiography by focusing particularly on the Deuteronomistic Historian, the first Israelite historian.


Law in the Ancient World

Law in the Ancient World

Author: Russ VerSteeg

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13:

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Law in the Ancient World examines the legal philosophy, legal institutions, and laws of the ancient Mesopotamians, Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans. Ancient documents, accounts, and literature provide the basis for a wide perspective of law and the procedural features of these ancient legal systems. VerSteeg delineates and analyzes the elements of ancient laws, explaining how social, religious, cultural, and political forces shaped both procedure and substance. The book is comprised of four units: I. Early Mesopotamian Law; II. Law in Ancient Egypt; III. Law in Classical Athens; and IV. Roman Law. Each unit has three chapters, and the first chapter in each unit begins with an overview which provides essential historial background. Next, each initial chapter considers the role of law in society, exploring law in the abstract, the theoretical bases of justice. The middle chapters in each unit trace the development of the ancient judicial systems, distinguishing the various types of judges, courts, and procedures that were employed to make justice available to both citizens and foreigners. The third chapter in each unit reconstructs the substantive laws, including sections detailing Personal Status, Property, Family Law, Inheritance & Succession, Torts, Criminal Law, and Contracts & Commercial Law. A variety of sources, such as early law collections, land records, wills, sales documents, court chronicles, works of ancient literature, accounts of ancient trials, and great codes such as Justinian's Corpus Iuris Civilis illustrate the sophisticated, often subtle, and complex nature of law in the ancient world.


Chronicle of the Roman Republic

Chronicle of the Roman Republic

Author: Philip Matyszak

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9780500051214

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Profiles the lives of nearly sixty rulers of the ancient Roman Republic, including Gaius Marius, Pompey the Great, and Mark Antony, and portrays the events taking place throughout history with timelines, illustrations, artwork, and maps.