This collection of primary sources focusing on the social and cultural history of the Ancient Near East, Greece, and Rome is designed to encourage readers to analyze issues pertaining to a broad range of themes through the analysis of relevant ancient literary and non-literary texts. Covering a wide variety of social and cultural concerns -- ranging from marriage and family, war and warfare and religion to political culture, slavery and entertainment -- the texts are arranged thematically within a general chronological ...
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This collection of primary sources focusing on the social and cultural history of the Ancient Near East, Greece, and Rome is designed to encourage readers to analyze issues pertaining to a broad range of themes through the analysis of relevant ancient literary and non-literary texts. Covering a wide variety of social and cultural concerns -- ranging from marriage and family, war and warfare and religion to political culture, slavery and entertainment -- the texts are arranged thematically within a general chronological framework to provide a broad overview of life in the Ancient World. The extensive readings capture the details of temples and priests, palaces and kings, daily life, the origin and spread of the polis system, warfare and the polis, the crisis of the archaic polis, husbands, wives, and slaves, the classical polis, the Hellenistic age, political culture of the Roman republic, war and warfare, society and culture in the republic, Roman revolution, the Roman peace, society and culture in the Roman Empire, daily life in the Roman Empire, and the transformation of the empire.
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Very Good Condition. Book is Used very good. Text appears minimally marked. Cover has light wear. Quantity Available: 1. ISBN: 0130912506. ISBN/EAN: 9780130912503. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1560767151.