This comprehensive, multiperspective, and integrated chronicle of the history of the ancient Mediterranean (from Sumer to the fall of Rome) explores the distinctive forms society took in the ancient world--especially the unusual relationship between society and the state (unlike anything we encounter today) that characterized the social order of antiquity. By closely integrating social and cultural histories with the political, institutional, and military climates in which they unfolded, it provides fascinating insights into all aspects of the ancient Mediterranean. Features a wealth of boxed features, many displaying original documents. Explores the histories of Western Asia (Mesopotamia, Iran, Syria, Israel, Phoenicia, Philisitia), Egypt, the Mediterranean World (Greece, Rome, Carthage, Phoenicia), and Europe in terms of such aspects as the family, gender relations, class structures, public vs. private realms, slavery, popular culture, religion, art, architecture, leisure styles, philosophy, science, and education--and their complex intertwinings with ideology and political events. For those interested in Ancient History/Western Civilization, Greek or Roman History.

The Ancient World: A Social and Cultural History (5th Edition)

History

D. Brendan Nagle

Ancient Civilizations

PRENTICE/HALL

This comprehensive volume offers fascinating analysis of the social and cultural climates of the Ancient Middle East, Greece, and Rome. Providing balanced treatment of the political, institutional, and military history for each civilization, it examines the various societal forms characteristic of the ancient world, especially the unique relationship between society and the state that characterized the social order of antiquity. Detailed descriptions of the highly integrated world of the classical period are given, with special emphasis on culture, social structures, moral values, and political processes. The Ancient World also follows the transformations and changes experienced by societies of the ancient world, including the emergence of Hellenistic culture from classical culture, the transformation of the Republic, and the transition from classical to Christian society. What's more, the Third Edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the latest in scholarship.

The Ancient World: A Social and Cultural History

R. Brendan Nagle

Ancient Rome: A History by D. Brendan Nagle covers the history of Rome from its legendary founding in 753 B.C. to A.D. 732, when the Frankish successors of Rome turned back the conquering Arabs at the Battle of Poitiers. Well illustrated with figures, photos, and original maps, the text is organized into seven parts, each covering a major issue or period of Roman history: * The founding of the city and the rise of Rome as a power in the Mediterranean * The fall of the Republic * The refounding of Rome under Augustus * The consolidation of the Principate * Factors and institutions that held the Empire together * Rome on the defense in the Third Century A.D. * The world of Late Antiquity The events and chronologies are subordinated to a series of master narrative questions which are developed in the introductions to the major sections of the text. * Why did Rome succeed in creating an empire based on the city-state when every other Mediterranean city-state that attempted to do so failed? * Why did the government of the Republic collapse after its stunning military success allowed it to conquer most of the Mediterranean and a good portion of Europe? * Even more astonishingly, how did the Republic, phoenix-like, revive and recreate itself? * And finally, in the fourth century A.D., how did Rome redesign itself under pressure from a resurgent Persia, the numerous warrior bands, and migrating peoples of the West? Special attention is given to the early growth of Rome in Italy; the art and architectural program of Augustus; and the factors that sustained the Roman Empire; the world of Late Antiquity, the rise of Abrahamic religions; and the revolutionary role of monotheism in the culture of the classical world.

Ancient Rome: A History

Sloan Educational Publishing

A history of ancient Rome, starting with the founding in 753 B.C. and ending with the Frankish successors of Rome turning back the conquering Arabs at the Battle of the Pontiers in A.D. 732.

ANCIENT ROME:HISTORY

The 2nd edition of The Roman World by Nagle is designed to provide enthusiasts of history and civilization with a balanced selection of readings illustrating the social, cultural, political, and military history of Rome. The Roman World offers students a chance to explore the life and culture of ancient Rome through original translations of key textual sources and in-depth examination of visual evidence. Covering such important topics as religion, warfare, family life, politics, the pax Romana, and the fall of the Empire, The Roman World is an indispensable resource for courses in both ancient history and the classics. The Roman World: A Sourcebook encourages students to move beyond the simple what, when, and where inquiries of history and become true investigators into the complex fabric of a world of whose legacy still endures.

Roman World : Sources and Interpretations

Sloan Publishing

The Ancient World: A Cultural and Social History, Ninth Edition covers the history of the ancient Mediterranean beginning with prehistory and carrying on through the Islamic Conquest of the 6th Century. This edition has been completely re-designed with a new, attractive full-color layout, including an entirely new set of maps. The book has been updated to reflect the latest research and findings since the last edition, and includes new information on the economy (from landscape archaeology, shipwrecks, and ice cores), the emergence and nature of the city-state (from, among other sources, the Copenhagen Polis Centre), and the new appreciation of the interaction of culture and religion, and of polytheism and monotheism. . Praise for previous editions "Best ancient history survey available." E. Badian, Harvard University "Amazingly complete considering its compactness." Richard Long, Hillsborough Community College "Excellent book." Albert Marrin, Yeshiva College "The Ancient World is a concise and precise text for any undergraduate college course... [Nagle] does a splendid job interpreting [the ancient world's] social and cultural history against its political history. [His] coverage of the Ancient Near East, as well as the Greek and Roman world, is brilliant, and sets a new standard of writing ancient history." Emanuel Levine, Rider College "The author's insightful treatment of social history is the stuff which makes political history become meaningful - and sometimes even exciting - to today's college students." Karl Rodabaugh, East Carolina University "I really am impressed by this book.... It shows profound scholarship and knowledge.... The style is easy and comprehensible, and the information given could not be better organized." Carmen Mayer, Montgomery Community College "Dr. Nagle has written a clear and concise, yet surprisingly exhaustive and erudite study of the ancient world." Glen Edwards, Northern Arizona University

The Ancient World, 9/E

Sloan Educational Publishing LLC

A Brief History of Ancient Rome

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