Norman Cantor
delivers
this compact
but magisterial survey of the ancient world, from the birth of Sumerian
civilization around 3500B.C. in the Tigris-Euphrates valley (what is
now
present-day Iraq) to the fall of the Roman Empirein A.D. 453.
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In Antiquity,
Cantor covers such subjects as Classical Greece, Judaism, the founding
of Christianity, and the triumph and decline of Rome. In
this fascinating and comprehensive
analysis, the author explores social and cultural history, as well as
the
political and economic aspects of his narrative.
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He explains leading
themes
in religionand philosophy and discusses the environment, population,
and
public health. With his signature authority and insight, Cantor
highlights
the great books and ideas of antiquity that continue to influence
culture
today. |
Antiquity
From the
Birth of
Sumerian Civilization to the Fall of the Roman Empire
by
Norman F. Cantor
Perennial,
2004.
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a copy.
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