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.
2. Egypt
The delta of the Nile; the first Mediterranean nation; the Old Kingdom; the first Mediterranean empire
3. The Easternmost Mediterranean
Lebanon, Syria, and Israel; between Egypt and Mesopotamia; between Egypt and Asia Minor
4. The Straits and the Aegean
Troy; Crete; the Mycenaeans
5. The Expansion of Israel, Phoenicia and Carthage
Philistines and Hebrews; Syria and Phoenicia; Carthage and the west
Part Two: The Greeks
6. The Homerica Age
The revival of Greece; the early Ionians; the sea
7. Greek Civilisation Enriched and Diffused
Hesiod and eastern ports; from Phrygia to Corinth; Greek art and the east; colonies in the west; Ionia and eastern colonies
8. Athens and Alexandria
Greek crops adn natural beauties; the zenith of Athens; the Athenian way of life; Philip, Alexander and Alexandria; Syria and the Aegean after Alexander
Part Three: The Romans
9. The Etruscans and the Beginnings of Rome
The Etruscans; the expansion of Etruscan power
10. The Republic Unites the Mediterranean
The unification of Italy; the cultivation of Italy; victory over Carthage; the conquest of the Mediterranean completed; the arts of the Republic
11. The Imperial Sea
Imperial culture and landscape; round the Roman Mediterranean; Mare nostrum; from Rome to Constantinople
Appendix: Mediterranean Places and People
References
Notes
Further reading
Maps
Index
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.
2. Egypt
The delta of the Nile; the first Mediterranean nation; the Old Kingdom; the first Mediterranean empire
3. The Easternmost Mediterranean
Lebanon, Syria, and Israel; between Egypt and Mesopotamia; between Egypt and Asia Minor
4. The Straits and the Aegean
Troy; Crete; the Mycenaeans
5. The Expansion of Israel, Phoenicia and Carthage
Philistines and Hebrews; Syria and Phoenicia; Carthage and the west
Part Two: The Greeks
6. The Homerica Age
The revival of Greece; the early Ionians; the sea
7. Greek Civilisation Enriched and Diffused
Hesiod and eastern ports; from Phrygia to Corinth; Greek art and the east; colonies in the west; Ionia and eastern colonies
8. Athens and Alexandria
Greek crops adn natural beauties; the zenith of Athens; the Athenian way of life; Philip, Alexander and Alexandria; Syria and the Aegean after Alexander
Part Three: The Romans
9. The Etruscans and the Beginnings of Rome
The Etruscans; the expansion of Etruscan power
10. The Republic Unites the Mediterranean
The unification of Italy; the cultivation of Italy; victory over Carthage; the conquest of the Mediterranean completed; the arts of the Republic
11. The Imperial Sea
Imperial culture and landscape; round the Roman Mediterranean; Mare nostrum; from Rome to Constantinople
Appendix: Mediterranean Places and People
References
Notes
Further reading
Maps
Index
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