The Cambridge Ancient History
by J. B. Bury
Publisher: Cambridge University Press 1928
ISBN/ASIN: B000M155KW
Number of pages: 741
Description:
Cambridge Ancient History is designed as the first part of a continuous history of European peoples. Starting with the remote and dim beginnings, upoh which some new rays of light fall every year, the Ancient History will go down to the victory of Constantine the Great in AD. 324, the point at which the Medieval takes up the story.
Download or read it online for free here:
Download link
(multiple formats)
Similar books
Religion in Hellenistic Athensby Jon D. Mikalson - University of California Press
Drawing from epigraphical, historical, literary, and archaeological sources, Mikalson traces the religious cults and beliefs of Athenians from the battle of Chaeroneia in 338 B.C. to the devastation of Athens by Sulla in 86 B.C.
(11814 views)
The Revolutions of Wisdomby G. E. R. Lloyd - University of California Press
Lloyd's masterly book offers a fascinating and persuasive picture of ancient Greek scientists at work, a complex analysis involving a wide range of issues. Lloyd handles the labyrinthine and often problematic evidence with delicacy and skill.
(16093 views)
From Rome to Byzantiumby Tom Green - ManyBooks
Provides a detailed overview of trading activity in the Roman and Byzantine Mediterranean, grounded in recent archaeological research. It is argued that free trade played a significant role in the nature of trading in Classical and Late Antiquity.
(10173 views)
The History of the Peloponnesian Warby Thucydides
This is an account of the Peloponnesian War in Ancient Greece, fought between Sparta and Athens. It was written by Thucydides, an Athenian general who served in the war. It is regarded as one of the earliest scholarly works of history.
(14193 views)