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The Classical World : an epic history from Greece and Rome / Robin Lane Fox

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher number: :International Book Distributors | :Flat No 14, Prakash Apartment 5 Ansari Road Darya Ganj New DelhiPublication details: London :Penguin, 2006.Description: xvi, 703p. 18cmISBN:
  • 9780141021416
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 938 LAN
Contents:
List of maps -- Preface -- Hadrian and the classical world -- PART ONE. The archaic Greek world -- 1. Homeric epic -- 2. The Greeks' settlements -- 3. Aristocrats -- 4. The immortal gods -- 5. Tyrants and lawgivers -- 6. Sparta -- 7. The eastern Greeks -- 8. Towards democracy -- 9. The Persian wars -- 10. The western Greeks -- PART TWO. The classical Greek world -- 11. Conquest and empire -- 12. A changing Greek cultural world -- 13. Pericles and Athens -- 14. The Peloponnesian war -- 15. Socrates -- 16. Fighting for freedom and justice -- 17. Women and children -- 18. Philip of Macedon -- 19. The two philosophers -- 20. Fourth-century Athenians -- PART THREE. Hellenistic worlds -- 21. Alexander the Great -- 22. Alexander's early successors -- 23. Life in the big cities -- 24. Taxes and technologies -- 25. The new world -- 26. Rome reaches out -- 27. The peace of the gods -- 28. Liberation in the south -- 29. Hannibal and Rome -- 30. Diplomacy and dominance -- PART FOUR. The Roman republic -- 31. Luxury and licence -- 32. Turbulence at home and abroad -- 33. Pompey's triumphs -- 34. The world of Cicero -- 35. The rise of Julius Caesar -- 36. The spectre of civil war -- 37. The fatal dictator -- 38. Liberation betrayed -- PART FIVE. From republic to empire -- 39. Antony and Cleopatra -- 40. The making of the emperor -- 41. Morals and society -- 42. Spectator sports -- 43. The Roman army -- 44. The new age -- PART SIX. An imperial world -- 45. The Julio-Claudians -- 46. Ruling the provinces -- 47. Effects of empire -- 48. Christianity and Roman rule -- 49. Surviving four emperors -- 50. The new dynasty -- 51. The last days of Pompeii -- 52. A new man in action -- 53. A pagan and Christians -- 54. Regime change, home and away -- 55. Presenting the past -- Hadrian : a retrospective -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Commentary on the illustrations -- Index.
Summary: The classical civilizations of Greece and Rome dominated the world for centuries and continue to intrigue and enlighten us with their inventions, whether philosophy, politics, theatre, athletics, celebrity, science or the pleasures of horse racing. This book offers an introduction to Ancient civilization
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List of maps --
Preface --
Hadrian and the classical world --
PART ONE. The archaic Greek world --
1. Homeric epic --
2. The Greeks' settlements --
3. Aristocrats --
4. The immortal gods --
5. Tyrants and lawgivers --
6. Sparta --
7. The eastern Greeks --
8. Towards democracy --
9. The Persian wars --
10. The western Greeks --
PART TWO. The classical Greek world --
11. Conquest and empire --
12. A changing Greek cultural world --
13. Pericles and Athens --
14. The Peloponnesian war --
15. Socrates --
16. Fighting for freedom and justice --
17. Women and children --
18. Philip of Macedon --
19. The two philosophers --
20. Fourth-century Athenians --
PART THREE. Hellenistic worlds --
21. Alexander the Great --
22. Alexander's early successors --
23. Life in the big cities --
24. Taxes and technologies --
25. The new world --
26. Rome reaches out --
27. The peace of the gods --
28. Liberation in the south --
29. Hannibal and Rome --
30. Diplomacy and dominance --
PART FOUR. The Roman republic --
31. Luxury and licence --
32. Turbulence at home and abroad --
33. Pompey's triumphs --
34. The world of Cicero --
35. The rise of Julius Caesar --
36. The spectre of civil war --
37. The fatal dictator --
38. Liberation betrayed --
PART FIVE. From republic to empire --
39. Antony and Cleopatra --
40. The making of the emperor --
41. Morals and society --
42. Spectator sports --
43. The Roman army --
44. The new age --
PART SIX. An imperial world --
45. The Julio-Claudians --
46. Ruling the provinces --
47. Effects of empire --
48. Christianity and Roman rule --
49. Surviving four emperors --
50. The new dynasty --
51. The last days of Pompeii --
52. A new man in action --
53. A pagan and Christians --
54. Regime change, home and away --
55. Presenting the past --
Hadrian : a retrospective --
Notes --
Select bibliography --
Commentary on the illustrations --
Index.

The classical civilizations of Greece and Rome dominated the world for centuries and continue to intrigue and enlighten us with their inventions, whether philosophy, politics, theatre, athletics, celebrity, science or the pleasures of horse racing. This book offers an introduction to Ancient civilization

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