Outlines of Ancient History
From the Earliest Times to the Fall of the Roman Empire in the West, AD 476
Published on 4. July 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
598 pages
978-1-107-63996-6 (ISBN)
Description
In this 1914 book, celebrated classicist Harold Mattingly provides a carefully selected yet wide-ranging history of the ancient world, from the Babylonians to the decline of the Western Roman Empire. Illustrated with thirty-five plates of ancient coins and sculptures as well as twelve maps, this text remains a useful overview of ancient history and literature for beginners and experts alike.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
743 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-107-63996-6 (9781107639966)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Preface; Introduction; 1. The beginnings of history; 2. Greece from the Dorian invasion to the end of the Persian wars; 3. Greece from 479-404 BC; 4. From the fall of Athens to the death of Philip, 404-336 BC; 5. From Alexander the Great to the appearance of Rome in the East; 6. Rome and the West down to c.200 BC; 7. The great age of Roman expansion, 202-79 BC; 8. The fall of the Republic; 9. The Roman Empire from Augustus to Diocletian; 10. The decline of the Roman Empire (Diocletian to Romulus Augustulus); Lists of kings; Key to the coin plates; Index.