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Antiquity: from the birth of Sumerian civilization to the fall of the Roman Empire

By Cantor , Norman F

Book information

Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Year
2015
ISBN
0060174099, 9780062444615, 0062444611
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
1 MB (1482752 bytes)
Pages
maps\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Ancient;History--General;History--World;History --Civilization

Description

Bestselling author 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 (present-day Iraq) to the fall of the Roman Empire in A.D. 476. In Antiquity, Cantor covers such subjects as Classical Greece, Judaism, the founding of Christianity, and the triumph and decline of Rome. In this fascinating and comprehensive 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.

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