The Ancient World: A Social and Cultural History

by D. Brendan Nagle

For courses in Ancient History (Ancient Near East - Egypt/Mesopotamia), Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome. The Ancient World is a comprehensive, multi-perspective, and integrated chronicle of the history of the ancient world, from Sumer to the fall of Rome, that explores the distinctive forms society took--particularly the unusual (by the standards of college students today) relationships between society and the state that characterized the social order of antiquity. By closely integrating social and cultural histories with the political, institutional, and military climates in which they unfolded, this text provides fascinating insights into family, gender relations, class structures, public vs. private realms, slavery, popular culture, religion, art, architecture, leisure styles, philosophy, science, and education, and explores their complex relationships to ideology and political events.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Textbooks, World History, Philosophy

384 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1979

Reviews

[Jeff J. · Rating 4 out of 5]

A dense history of the Mediterranean region from Mesopotamia to the fall of the Roman empire. Unlike most histories of the period the focus isn’t on military and political matters.

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent socio-cultural review from Mesopotamia through the Roman Empire.

[Grace · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty decent overview, but my Prof. did spend most of the lectures correcting the text. So I wouldn't weigh the information so heavily.

[Andy Bird]

Re reading old university textbooks before giving them away! Lets see if it sticks this time