Egypt, Greece, and Rome : civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean
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Egypt, Greece, and Rome : civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean
Oxford University Press, 1999, c1996
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First published in pbk. in 1999
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
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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