The Cambridge Ancient History / Edition 2

by John Boardman, N. G. L. Hammond, D. M. Lewis, M. Ostwald

Overview

The first section of this volume examines the Persian empire, the regions it comprised, and its expansion under Cyrus, Darius, and Xerxes. In Greece, Sparta attained maturity as the leader of a military coalition and Athens passed through a period of enlightened tyranny to a moderate democracy of dynamic energy and intelligence. Given the contrast between Greek idealism and Persian absolutism a clash between the two empires was inevitable. Important chapters deal with the revolt of Ionian Greeks against the Persians, and the two Persian invasions of Greece including epic battles at Marathon, Tthermopylae, and Salamis. The book's third part turns to the Western Mediterranean: Italy becomes a significant factor in the area's historical development and is explored in terms of its peoples and languages from the Bronze to the Iron Ages.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521228046
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	11/24/1988
Series:	The Cambridge Ancient History , #4
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	946
Product dimensions:	6.81(w) x 11.81(h) x 2.83(d)

Table of Contents

Part I. Assyria and Babylonia: 21. Babylonia in the shadow of Assyria (747–626 BC) J. A. Brinkman; 22. Assyria: Tiglath-Pileser III to Sargon II (744–705 BC) A. K. Grayson; 23. Assyria: Sennacherib and Esarhaddon (704–669 BC) A. K. Grayson; 24. Assyria (668–635 BC): the reign of Ashurbanipal A. K. Grayson; 25. The fall of Assyria (635–609 BC) Joan Oates; 26. Assyrian civilisation A. K. Grayson; 27. Babylonia (605–539 BC) D. J. Wiseman; 28a. Neo-Babylonian society and economy M. A. Dandamaev; 28b. Babylonian mathematics, astrology and astronomy Asger Aaboe; 28c. First-millennium Babylonian literature Erica Reiner; Part II. The Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea: 29. Israel and Judah from the coming of Assyrian domination until the fall of Samaria, and the struggle for independence in Judah (c.750–700 BC) T. C. Mitchell; 30. Judah until the fall of Jerusalem (c.700–586 BC) T. C. Mitchell; 31. The Babylonian exile and the restoration of the Jews in Palestine (586–c.500 BC) T. C. Mitchell; 32. Phoenicia and Phoenician colonisation W. Culican; 33a. The Scythians T. Sulimirski and T. Taylor; 33b. Thrace before the Persian entry into Europe G. Mihailov; 34a. The native kingdoms of Anatolia M. Mellink; 34b. Anatolian languages O. Masson; 35. Egypt: the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth dynasties T. G. H. James; Chronological tables; Bibliography; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"The answer to the question whether the ancient world is worth studying is 'yes', and the Cambridge Ancient History proves it....CAH III/2 is an impressive achievement." John Ray, Times Literary Supplement

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