Egypt, Greece, and Rome : civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean

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Egypt, Greece, and Rome : civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean

Charles Freeman

Oxford University Press, 1999, c1996

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First published in pbk. in 1999

Includes bibliographical references and index

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This is a unique and comprehensive introduction to the ancient Mediterranean and its three major civilizations, Egypt, Greece, and Rome. It reveals a fascinating picture of the deep links between the cultures across the Mediterranean and explores the ways in which these civilizations continue to be influential to this day.

Table of Contents

  • Rediscovering the Ancient World
  • A Gift of the Nile: The Civilization of Old and Middle Kingdom Egypt
  • Egypt as Imperial Power: The New K9ingdom
  • Daily Life in New Kingdom Egypt
  • The Ancient Near East, 3500-500 BC
  • The Early Greeks, 2000-700 BC
  • The Greeks in a Wider Worlds, 800-600 BC
  • Hoplites and Tyrants: The Emergence of the City State
  • Cultural Change in the Archaic Age
  • The Persian 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
  • Epilogue: Legacies
  • Suggestions for Further Reading
  • Date Chart and List of Events
  • Acknowledgements of Sources
  • Index

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