Primary Sources for Ancient History

Volume I: The Ancient Near East and Greece

Nonfiction, History, World History
Cover of the book Primary Sources for Ancient History by Gary Forsythe, Dorrance Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Gary Forsythe ISBN: 9781480954014
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing Publication: March 10, 2018
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Gary Forsythe
ISBN: 9781480954014
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Publication: March 10, 2018
Imprint:
Language: English

Primary Sources for Ancient History: Volume I: The Ancient Near East and Greece
By: Gary Forsythe

Despite being condensed into neat identities of the Near East and Greece, these two titles cover a wide-ranging period of time, peoples, lands, and philosophies. Indeed, at first glance these peoples might have nothing in common except for their profound impact on our own world. In these comprehensive readings, however, we understand how all people struggled to define their relationship with their rulers, their gods, and their neighbors.

Primary Sources for Ancient History, Volume I: The Ancient Near East and Greece is a comprehensive selection of ancient writings to supplement a narrative history. Beginning with the Old Babylonian Kingdom of nearly four millennia ago and moving chronologically and geographically to the Egyptian Pharaohs, the dispossessed Jewish nations, the fractured city-kingdoms of Ancient Greece, to end with Alexander’s domination of the known world, this book is comprehensive in scope. Every major period and people has at least one reading. From the Law Code of Hammurabi engraved on a stone pillar to scraps of Greek poetry, from Babylonia epics to tallies of food at religious festivals, these readings allow the personalities and actions of tyrants, philosophers, poets, and gods to take center stage. The same events and leaders can be seen through different peoples and viewpoints, giving a rich perspective.
The Ancient Near East and Greece is a valuable resource for understanding the forces - religious, political, and cultural - that have developed the modern world.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Primary Sources for Ancient History: Volume I: The Ancient Near East and Greece
By: Gary Forsythe

Despite being condensed into neat identities of the Near East and Greece, these two titles cover a wide-ranging period of time, peoples, lands, and philosophies. Indeed, at first glance these peoples might have nothing in common except for their profound impact on our own world. In these comprehensive readings, however, we understand how all people struggled to define their relationship with their rulers, their gods, and their neighbors.

Primary Sources for Ancient History, Volume I: The Ancient Near East and Greece is a comprehensive selection of ancient writings to supplement a narrative history. Beginning with the Old Babylonian Kingdom of nearly four millennia ago and moving chronologically and geographically to the Egyptian Pharaohs, the dispossessed Jewish nations, the fractured city-kingdoms of Ancient Greece, to end with Alexander’s domination of the known world, this book is comprehensive in scope. Every major period and people has at least one reading. From the Law Code of Hammurabi engraved on a stone pillar to scraps of Greek poetry, from Babylonia epics to tallies of food at religious festivals, these readings allow the personalities and actions of tyrants, philosophers, poets, and gods to take center stage. The same events and leaders can be seen through different peoples and viewpoints, giving a rich perspective.
The Ancient Near East and Greece is a valuable resource for understanding the forces - religious, political, and cultural - that have developed the modern world.

More books from Dorrance Publishing

Cover of the book Willy the Wave by Gary Forsythe
Cover of the book A Few Things You Didn’t Know by Gary Forsythe
Cover of the book The Badge, The Balls and The Bull Sh-t by Gary Forsythe
Cover of the book A Short Story of Women's Self-Esteem, My Life, & Positive Motivations by Gary Forsythe
Cover of the book The Muggs Book of Humour for those who carry the world on their shoulders by Gary Forsythe
Cover of the book Fear Not, for I Am with You by Gary Forsythe
Cover of the book Russian Ruse by Gary Forsythe
Cover of the book Lillian's Mysteries by Gary Forsythe
Cover of the book Flutter, Flutter, Butterfly: Age 15. Abused by thousands of soldiers – Based on a True Story by Gary Forsythe
Cover of the book A Walk Between Time by Gary Forsythe
Cover of the book The Sum of My Lives by Gary Forsythe
Cover of the book America’s Moral Compass in Need of Calibration by Gary Forsythe
Cover of the book The Road to Righteousness by Gary Forsythe
Cover of the book The Adventures of Jake Hawks by Gary Forsythe
Cover of the book ...Try to Explain the Moth to the Flame… by Gary Forsythe
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy