Egypt, Greece and Rome : civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean / Charles Freeman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Freeman, Charles, 1947- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization, Ancient.

Civilization, Classical.

Mediterranean Region--Civilization.

Mediterranean Region.

Civilization.

Physical Description:

xv, 759 pages, 40 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, color portraits ; 24 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Other Title:

Egypt, Greece & Rome

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2014]

Summary:

Egypt, Greece, and Rome is regarded as one of the best general histories of the ancient world, having sold more than 80,000 copies in its first two editions. It is written for the general reader and the student coming to the subject for the first time and provides a reliable and highly accessible point of entry to the period. Beginning with the early Middle Eastern civilizations of Sumer, and continuing right through to the Islamic invasions and the birth of modern Europe after the collapse of the Roman empire, the book ranges beyond political history co cover art and architecture, philosophy, literature, society, and economy. A wide range of maps, illustrations, and phonographs complements the text. This third edition has been extensively revised to appeal to the general reader with several chapters completely rewritten and a great deal of new material added, including a new selection of images. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Approaching the Ancient World 1

2 The Birth of Civilization: The Ancient Near Hast. 5000-1200 BC 16

2 Pyramids and Power: The Creation of an Egyptian Slate, 3500-1500 BC 37

4 Stability and Expansion: Egypt in the Middle and New Kingdoms, 1985 -1000 BC 56

Interlude 1 The Amarna Letters 78

5 Living in New Kingdom Egypt 81

6 The Ancient Near East, 1200-500 BC 93

7 'The Sea between the Lands': The Mediterranean as the Cradle of the Classical World 108

8 Civilizations of the Bronze Age Aegean, 2000-1100 BC 116

9 The Birth of a New Greece, 1100-700 BC 128

10 'Travelling Heroes': The Greeks in a Wider World, 800-600 BC 144

Interlude 2 Sappho and Lyric Poetry 160

11 Hoplites and Tyrants: The Emergence of the City-State 163

12 Craftsmanship and Creativity in Archaic Greece 184

13 The Persian Wars 202

14 The Greek Way of Life 219

15 Experiencing the Supernatural: The Spiritual World of the Greeks 237

Interlude 3 'After this all becomes possible': Creating Classical Art, 500-460 BC 245

16 Democracy and Empire: Athens in the Fifth Century 249

17 Rethinking the World: From Aeschylus to Aristotle 270

Interlude 4 Rhetoric 293

18 The Struggle for Power, 431 -338 BC 296

19 Alexander the Great and the Transformation of the Greek World 313

20 Tensions and Creativity: The Hellenistic World, 330-323 BC 332

Interlude 5 Celts and Parthians 355

21 The Etruscans and Early Rome 360

22 Rome Becomes a Mediterranean Power 381

23 Rome: A Republic under Stress, 133-55 BC 400

Interlude 6 Voices from the Republic 423

24 The Failure of Republican Politics, 55-31BC 428

Interlude 7 Women in the Roman Republic 444

25 Augustus and the Founding of Empire 449

26 Consolidating the Roman Empire, AD 14-161 465

Interlude 8 The Sebasteion at Aphrodisias 493

27 Running and Defending an Empire 496

28 Social and Economic Life in the Empire 514

Interlude 9 The Romans as Builders 533

29 The Flourishing of Greek Culture 542

30 An Empire in Crisis, AD 161-313 553

31 The Early Christian Communities, AD 33-313 579

32 Constantine and his Successors 601

33 The Christian Emperor 612

34 The Collapse of the Classical West, AD 395-600 629

35 The Emergence of the Byzantine Empire 650

36 Legacies 670.

Notes:

Previous edition: 2004.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199651917

0199651914

0199651922

9780199651924

OCLC:

868077503