The Oxford History of the Classical World,9780198721123

The Oxford History of the Classical World

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ISBN13: 9780198721123
ISBN10: 0198721129
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1986-07-17
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Summary

This superbly illustrated book is divided into three main sections. Thefirst, Greece, runs from the eighth to the fourth centuries BC, a periodunparalleled in history for its brilliance in literature, philosophy, and thevisual arts. The second, Greece and Rome, deals with the Hellenization of theMiddle East by the monarchies established in the area conquered by Alexander theGreat, the growth of Rome, and the impact of the two cultures on one another.The third, Rome, covers the foundation of the Roman Empire by Augustus and itsconsolidation in the first two centuries AD. An envoi discusses some aspects ofthe later Empire and its influence on western civilization, not least throughthe adoption of Christianity.

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