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

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    "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.
    ISBN
    • 0060174099 ((acid-free paper))
    • 9780060174095 ((acid-free paper))
    LCCN
    2003042317
    OCLC
    51810881
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