{"product_id":"an-introduction-to-the-ancient-world-9781138504561","title":"An Introduction to the Ancient World","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Introduction to the Ancient World\u003c\/em\u003e offers a thorough survey of the history of the ancient Near East, Greece and Rome. Covering the social, political, economic and cultural processes that have influenced later western and Near Eastern civilisations, this volume considers subjects such as the administrative structures, economies and religions of the ancient Near East, Athenian democracy, the development of classical Greek literature, the interaction of cultures in the Hellenistic world, the political and administrative system of the Roman Republic and empire, and the coming of Christianity, all within the broad outline of political history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis third edition is thoroughly updated and some chapters are completely rewritten to cover recent historical research. Changes include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emore attention to economic structures and developments, and to the history of the later Roman Empire (third to sixth centuries AD);\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincorporation of \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cem\u003eAn Introduction to the Ancient World\u003c\/em\u003e is an engaging and useful introductory text for students who are encountering the ancient Mediterranean and Near East for the first time. It is an excellent mix of erudition, concision and clarity that even advanced students and professionals will find valuable and suitable to their needs. Few introductory ancient history texts compare with \u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to the Ancient World\u003c\/i\u003e, and none surpass it. Having used it as a textbook in both my Western Civilization and World Civilizations courses, it gives students a coherent overview that committee-produced, expensive textbooks lack.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdward Dandrow, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Central Florida\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cem\u003eAn Introduction to the Ancient World\u003c\/em\u003e is an engaging and useful introductory text for students who are encountering the ancient Mediterranean and Near East for the first time. It is an excellent mix of erudition, concision and clarity that even advanced students and professionals will find valuable and suitable to their needs. Few introductory ancient history texts compare with \u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to the Ancient World\u003c\/i\u003e, and none surpass it. Having used it as a textbook in both my Western Civilization and World Civilizations courses, it gives students a coherent overview that committee-produced, expensive textbooks lack.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdward Dandrow, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Central Florida\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eList of maps; List of figures; List of boxes; Preface to the Third Edition; Chronology; Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cb\u003ePART I: THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST; \u003c\/b\u003e1 THE ORIGINS OF THE CIVILISATIONS OF EGYPT AND MESOPOTAMIA; 2 THE THIRD MILLENNIUM; 3 THE SECOND MILLENNIUM; 4 THE FIRST MILLENNIUM; 5 RELIGION; 6 ECONOMY AND SOCIETY; 7 GOVERNMENT; \u003cb\u003ePART II: THE GREEK WORLD; \u003c\/b\u003e8 THE EARLY IRON AGE (\u003ci\u003ec. \u003c\/i\u003e1200 – \u003ci\u003ec. \u003c\/i\u003e750 BC): ‘THE DARK AGES’; 9 THE ARCHAIC PERIOD, \u003ci\u003ec. \u003c\/i\u003e750 – \u003ci\u003ec. \u003c\/i\u003e500 BC; 10 THE CLASSICAL PERIOD, \u003ci\u003ec.\u003c\/i\u003e 500 – \u003ci\u003ec. \u003c\/i\u003e330 BC; 11 THE HELLENISTIC WORLD, \u003ci\u003ec. \u003c\/i\u003e330 – \u003ci\u003ec. \u003c\/i\u003e30 BC; \u003cb\u003ePART III: ROME; \u003c\/b\u003e12 EARLY ROMAN HISTORY (753–265 BC); 13 FURTHER EXPANSION AND NEW SOCIAL TENSIONS, 264–133 BC; 14 THE CENTURY OF THE CIVIL WARS, 133–30 BC; 15 THE EARLY IMPERIAL AGE, 27 BC–AD 193; 16 THE CRISIS OF THE THIRD CENTURY AD AND LATE ANTIQUITY; 17 EPILOGUE; \u003cstrong\u003ePART IV: APPENDICES\u003c\/strong\u003e; \u003cem\u003eSelect bibliography; Index\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019496194391,"sku":"9781138504561","price":128.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138504561.jpg?v=1750780441","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/an-introduction-to-the-ancient-world-9781138504561","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}