Skip to search
Skip to main content
Catalog
Help
Feedback
Your Account
Library Account
Bookmarks
(
0
)
Search History
Search in
Keyword
Title (keyword)
Author (keyword)
Subject (keyword)
Title starts with
Subject (browse)
Author (browse)
Author (sorted by title)
Call number (browse)
search for
Search
Advanced Search
Bookmarks
(
0
)
Princeton University Library Catalog
Start over
Cite
Send
to
SMS
Email
EndNote
RefWorks
RIS
Printer
Bookmark
Antiquity : the civilization of the ancient world / Norman F. Cantor.
Author
Cantor, Norman F.
[Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/Created
New York : HarperCollins, ©2003.
Description
ix, 240 pages : maps ; 22 cm
Availability
Copies in the Library
Location
Call Number
Status
Location Service
Notes
Forrestal Annex - A
CB311 .C334 2003
Browse related items
Request
Details
Subject(s)
Civilization, Ancient
[Browse]
Civilization, Classical
[Browse]
Summary note
"Norman Cantor delivers this compact but magisterial survey of the ancient world, from the birth of Sumerian civilization around 3500 B.C. in the Tigris-Euphrates valley (what is now present-day Iraq) to the fall of the Roman Empire in A.D. 453. In Antiquity, Cantor covers such subjects as Classical Greece, Judaism, the founding of Christianity, and the triumph and decline of Rome." "In this analysis, the author explores social and cultural history, as well as the political and economic aspects of his narrative. He explains leading themes in religion and philosophy and discusses the environment, population, and public health. With his signature authority and insight, Cantor highlights the great books and ideas of antiquity that continue to influence culture today."--Jacket.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-232) and index.
Contents
Hydraulic despotisms
The Greeks
Four worldviews from antiquity
The Romans
The classical heritage
The Christians
Decline of the ancient world
Cities
Egypt
Ancient Judaism
Athens
Rome
Christian thought
The civil law
Remembering antiquity.
Show 12 more Contents items
ISBN
0060174099 ((acid-free paper))
9780060174095 ((acid-free paper))
LCCN
2003042317
OCLC
51810881
Statement on language in description
Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage.
Read more...
Other views
Staff view
Ask a Question
Suggest a Correction
Report Harmful Language
Supplementary Information