Man, state and deity : essays in ancient history / by Victor Ehrenberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ehrenberg, Victor, 1891-1976.

Series:

Routledge Revivals

Routledge revivals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History, Ancient.

Civilization, Ancient.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 1974.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First published in 1974, this book is a collection of nine essays written by Victor Ehrenberg between 1925 and 1967, five of which had not been published before. They deal with a number of aspects of Greek and Roman history, and with the nature of ancient history in the East and West. The first essay is a broad survey of interactions between opposing forces and ideas in the world as seen from the most ancient Near Eastern civilizations to the beginning of the western Middle Ages and the era of Byzantium; this is followed by discussions of topics from Classical and Hellenistic Greece and Rep

Contents:

Front Cover; Man, State and Deity; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. East and West in antiquity; 2. Freedom - ideal and reality; 3. Prometheus; 4. Dike and Eros; 5. Some aspects of the transition from the Classical to the Hellenistic Age; 6. The Hellenistic Age; 7. Some Roman concepts of state and empire; 8. Caesar's final aims; 9. Remarks on the meaning of history; Index

Notes:

"First published in 1974 by Methuen & Co. Ltd"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-57652-5

0-203-15392-8

1-283-84598-9

1-136-57653-3

9780203153925

OCLC:

821176103