{"product_id":"antiquity-9781444351385","title":"Antiquity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAntiquity: Greeks and Romans in Context\u003c\/i\u003e provides a chronological introduction to the history of ancient Mediterranean civilizations within the larger context of its contemporary Eurasian world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eInnovative approach organizes Greek and Roman history into a single chronology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCombines the traditional historical story with subjects that are central to modern research into the ancient world including a range of social, cultural, and political topics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFacilitates an understanding of the ancient Mediterranean world as a unity, just as the Mediterranean world is in its turn presented as part of a larger whole\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers the entire ancient Mediterranean world from pre-history through to the rise of Islam in the seventh century A.D.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures a diverse collection of images, maps, diagrams, tables, and a chronological chart to aid comprehension\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnglish translation of a well-known Dutch book, \u003ci\u003eDe oudheid\u003c\/i\u003e, now in its third edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eList of Figures ix\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eList of Maps xi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Sources and Chronology 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sources 3\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chronology 7\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 The Ecology of History 11\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Physical Geography 11\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Agriculture and the Pre-Industrial Economy 13\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Demography 20\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Before 900 BC 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Prehistory 27\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaleolithic 27\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNeolithic 32\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Early Civilizations in Eurasia 36\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Rise of Distinct Civilizations 36\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Peoples and Languages 41\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Western Asia and Egypt in the Bronze Age 45\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Aegean and Southern Europe in the Bronze Age 52\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III 900–500 BC 59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 A Historical Outline 61\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEurasian Communities 61\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Greek World 71\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eItaly and Western Europe 86\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 The Social Fabric 93\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Economic Life 93\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Social Hierarchy 97\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Political Organization 102\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Daily Life and Mentality 109\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Individual and Society 109\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Men and Women 113\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Religion, Philosophy, and Scholarship 117\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV 500–300 BC 129\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 A Historical Outline 131\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Eurasian Communities 131\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Greek World 139\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Italy and the West 149\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 The Social Fabric 152\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Economic Life 152\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Social Hierarchy 159\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Political Organization 163\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Daily Life and Mentality 169\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Individual and Society 169\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Men and Women 175\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Religion, Philosophy, and Scholarship 178\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V 300 BC–1 AD 189\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 A Historical Outline 191\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Eurasian Communities 191\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Greek World 200\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Italy and the West 221\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 The Social Fabric 241\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Economic Life 241\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Social Hierarchy 252\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Political Organization 262\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Daily Life and Mentality 269\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Individual and Society 269\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Men and Women 277\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Religion, Philosophy, and Scholarship 279\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI 1 AD–500 AD 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