An introduction to the ancient world. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Lukas de Blois, R.J. van der Spek.
• Authors: Blois, Lukas de; Spek, R. J. van der
• Contents: List of maps List of figures List of boxes Preface to the Third Edition Chronology Introduction PART I: THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST 1 THE ORIGINS OF THE CIVILISATIONS OF EGYPT AND MESOPOTAMIA 2 THE THIRD MILLENNIUM The Early Bronze Age Egypt, the Old Kingdom ( c. 2600 – c. 2150) Mesopotamia, Sumer and Akkad Epilogue 3 THE SECOND MILLENNIUM The Middle Bronze Age (c. 2000 - c. 1600) Egypt, the Middle Kingdom ( c. 2000 – c. 1800) and the Second Intermediate Period ( c. 1800 – c. 1550) Mesopotamia, the Old Assyrian and Old Babylonian periods Northern Mesopotamia: the city of Assur and the kingdom of Shamshi-Adad I (c. 2000–c. 1760) Southern Mesopotamia, the Old Babylonian empire ( c. 1800 – c. 1600) The Late Bronze Age (c. 1600 – c. 1200) The ‘concert of powers’ Egypt, the New Kingdom ( c. 1550– c. 1100) Babylonia and Assyria Mitanni The Hittite empire Crete and Mycenae International relations 4 THE FIRST MILLENNIUM The Early Iron Age (c. 1200 - c. 750 BC) Disruption and recovery Egypt, the Third Intermediate Period ( c. 1100–715 BC) Syria and the Phoenicians Israel The West Asian empires (c. 750 BC-AD 651) The Neo-Assyrian empire The Neo-Babylonian empire The Persian or Achaemenid empire The Hellenistic kingdoms The Parthian or Arsacid empire The Neo-Persian or Sasanid empire The Roman empire The Arabs 5 RELIGION Polytheism Henotheism and monotheism 6 ECONOMY AND SOCIETY Agricultural economy, land tenure A ‘Redistribution economy’ and market economy Trade and means of payment Social organisation 7 GOVERNMENT Kingship The administrative machinery The army PART II: THE GREEK WORLD 8 THE EARLY IRON AGE (c. 1200 – c. 750 BC): ‘THE DARK AGES’ Disruption and recovery 9 THE ARCHAIC PERIOD, c. 750 – c. 500 BC Introduction Demographic and economic changes The polis Colonisation Social changes Military changes Cultural changes The alphabet Literature The visual arts Architecture Religion Philosophy Political changes Tyranny Sparta Athens 10 THE CLASSICAL PERIOD, c. 500 – c. 330 BC The Persian Wars Sparta and Athens after 479 BC The Delian League (477–404 BC) Athenian leaders in the fifth century Athens’ state income The Great Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC) The years between 404 and 336 BC The Second Athenian League (377–355) Social and military changes The rise of Macedonia Philip II (359–336 ): the end of the Classical period in Greek history The Athenian population in the fifth and fourth centuries BC The metics The slaves Women in Athens and Sparta Further development of the Athenian democracy The Council of the Areopagus in 462/1 Pericles The democracy and the fleet Old and new politicians The stability of the Athenian democracy Criticism of the Athenian democracy Athens as the centre of Greek culture in the Classical periodAttic drama Philosophy The sophists Rhetorical education Socrates and Plato Aristotle (384–322) Historical writing Herodotus Thucydides Historical writing after Herodotus and Thucydides The Greeks in the Western Mediterranean The economy of the Greek city states 11 THE HELLENISTIC WORLD, c. 330 – c. 30 BC Introduction Alexander the Great From Alexander to the Roman conquest Macedonia: the Antigonid kingdom Athens and Sparta Leagues of states in Greece Asia: the Seleucid kingdom Egypt: the Ptolemaic kingdom The government and the cities of the Hellenistic kingdoms Economy and society Greece The Near East Cultural aspects General Greek religion Near Eastern religions Philosophy Historiography Science The Judeans (Jews) in the Hellenistic era The impact of Hellenistic culture in the Parthian kingdom and the Roman empire Conclusion PART III: ROME 12 EARLY ROMAN HISTORY (753–265 BC) The western Mediterranean The Etruscans Carthage The origins of Rome State and society in early Rome A note on Roman names The army and the Comitia Centuriata The early republic (509–265 BC)State and society Roman expansion in Italy (509–265 BC) Colonisation Municipia The military character of Roman society The struggle of the orders (c. 500–287 BC) History of the struggle of the orders The institutions of the Roman republic at the end of the struggle of the orders The magistrates The Senate Nobiles, senators and equites Social composition of the Roman population The popular assemblies An oligarchic government A new type of client Some demographic data 13 FURTHER EXPANSION AND NEW SOCIAL TENSIONS, 264–133 BC Roman expansion between 264 and 121 BC The Punic Wars Wars in Spain, the Po valley and the Hellenistic East Two forms of Roman expansion The administration of a province Disadvantages of Roman control New social tensions The consequences of Rome’s expansion Slavery in Italy and Sicily Slave revolts Piracy Some demographic data The city of Rome Inadequate organisation A change in mentality Greek influe
• Edition: Third edition
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 930; Civilization, Ancient; History, Ancient
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351245449; 9781351245456; 9781351245432; 9781351245463
• Related ISBNs: 9781138504561; 9780815372417
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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