Written by eminent classical scholar Michael Grant. "The Ancient
Mediterranean" is a wonderfully revealing, unusually comprehensive
history of all the peoples who lived around the Mediterranean from
about 15,000 B.C. to the time of Constantine (306-337 A.D.). Many
volumes, including Professor Grant's own previous works, trace the
histories of the great civilizations of Greece and Rome. But this
unique work looks at the influences and cultures of the entire
region, including Egypt, Israel, Crete, Carthage, Ionia and the
Eastern colonies. Syria, and the Etruscans, as well as the Greek
and Roman states.
Drawing on archaeology, geography, anthropology, and economics.
Professor Grant shows how the great Oriental civilizations--Egypt,
Assyria, Babylonia, Persia--originated attitudes and institutions
ultimately passed on to the West. He describes the effect on the
people and their achievements of the long, irregular coastline, the
mountainous terrain surrounding small fertile plains, the typical
plant life of olive and grape, and the rapidly changing weather.
Further, he investigates how the demographic factors around this
deep and stormy sea caused or influenced the great periods of
ancient history, such as that of fifth-century Athens and of Rome
in the first century A.D. Appealing and fascinating reading, this
impeccably researched history brings a fresh perspective to
understanding our ancient heritage.
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