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 P...(展开全部)

Volume VI of the new edition of The Cambridge Ancient History covers years that include the rise of Macedon and the campaigns of Alexander the Great. The volume treats the politics and economy not only of old Greece but also of the Near East and the western Mediterranean. It has sections on the continued development of classical art and the formation of the philosophical school...(展开全部)

Sumptuously illustrated in color and packed with information, The Cambridge Illustrated History of Ancient Greece is now available for the first time in paperback. Offering fresh interpretations of classical Greek culture, the book devotes as much attention to social, economic and intellectual aspects as to politics and war. Paul Cartledge and his team of contributors ask what ...(展开全部)

Volume IX of the second edition of The Cambridge Ancient History has for its main theme the process commonly known as the 'Fall of the Roman Republic'. Chapters 1-12 supply a narrative of the period from 133 BC to the death of Cicero in 43 BC, with a prelude analysing the situation and problems of the Republic from the turning-point year 146 BC. Chapters 13-19 offer analysis o...(展开全部)

"Greece in the Making 1200-479 BC" is an accessible and comprehensive account of Greek history from the end of the Bronze Age to the Classical Period. The first edition of this book broke new ground by acknowledging that, barring a small number of archaic poems and inscriptions, the majority of our literary evidence for archaic Greece reported only what later writers wanted to ...(展开全部)

Egypt, Greece, and Rome is regarded as one of the best general histories of the ancient world. It is written for the general reader and the student coming to the subject for the first time and provides a reliable and highly accessible point of entry to the period. Beignning with the early Middle Eastern civilizations of Sumer, and continuing right through to the Islmic invasion...(展开全部)

◎著者简介 查尔斯·弗里曼（Charles Freeman），英国当代历史学者，一直致力于古典文化史与古代思想史的研究，已出版多部专著，其中包括广受赞誉的《西方心灵的封闭：信仰的崛起与理性的衰落》（The Closing of the Western Mind: The Rise of Faith and the Fall of Reason）。 2003年，他当选为英国皇家文艺学会会员；2005年，他受邀担任著名的旅游丛书《蓝皮旅行指南》的历史顾问。 ◎译者简介 李大维，毕业于东北师范大学世界古典文明史研究所，博士、副教授。2018年调入辽宁大学历史学院，主要研究方向为罗马史。 刘亮，东北师范大学埃及学博士，主要研究领域为古埃及文学、制度史与社会史。

◎著者简介 查尔斯·弗里曼（Charles Freeman），英国当代历史学者，一直致力于古典文化史与古代思想史的研究，已出版多部专著，其中包括广受赞誉的《西方心灵的封闭：信仰的崛起与理性的衰落》（The Closing of the Western Mind: The Rise of Faith and the Fall of Reason）。 2003年，他当选为英国皇家文艺学会会员；2005年，他受邀担任著名的旅游丛书《蓝皮旅行指南》的历史顾问。 ◎译者简介 李大维，毕业于东北师范大学世界古典文明史研究所，博士、副教授。2018年调入辽宁大学历史学院，主要研究方向为罗马史。 刘亮，东北师范大学埃及学博士，主要研究领域为古埃及文学、制度史与社会史。

Egypt, Greece and Rome is regarded as one of the best general histories of the ancient world. It is written for the general reader and the student coming to the subject for the first time and provides a reliable and highly accessible point of entry to the period. The volume begins with the early civilizations of Sumer (modern Iraq) and continues through to the Islamic invasions...(展开全部)