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Volume VIII covers the period from immediately before the Second Punic War to 133 B.C., the time when Rome acquired effective political mastery of the Mediterranean lands. Its main theme is the transformation of the political configuration of the state to a dynastic monarchy and the establishment of the Roman Empire.

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. S., Gadd C.J., Hammond N.G.

L., Sollberger E. The Cambridge Ancient History Volume 2, Part 1: The Middle East and the Aegean Region, c.1800-1380 BC, Edwards I.E. In the new edition the Greek and Roman... Astin A.E., Walbank F.W., Frederiksen M.W., Ogilvie R.M. Volume 1. Series The Cambridge History of China The Cambridge History of China. - 1028 p. Volume III of The Cambridge Ancient History was first published in 1925 in one volume. The period described in this volume begins in the year after the death of Julius Caesar and ends in the year after the fall of Nero. Volume V of the new edition of The Cambridge Ancient History encompasses the first Classic age of European civilization-the fifth century BC. L., Edwards I.E.

Part 2 of volume I deals with the history of the Near East from about 3000 to 1750 B.C. It discusses these problems not just as a long negative episode in China's history, but shows the ingenuity and adaptability of these states, and their success in achieving political and social stability. No knowledge of Chinese is assumed, though for readers of Chinese, proper and other names are identified with their characters in the index.

The Cambridge Ancient History Volume 7, Part 2: The Rise of Rome to 220 BC, Edwards I.E. Volume III Part 3 explores the new prosperity and growth of the young city-states in the eighth to the sixth centuries B.C. The file will be sent to your Kindle account.
In Egypt, a long period of political unification and stability enabled the kings of the Old Kingdom to develop and exploit natural resources, to mobilize both the manpower and the technical skill to build the pyramids, and to encourage sculptors in... Cambridge University Press, 1973. S., Gadd C.J., Hammond N.G. It may takes up to 1-5 minutes before you received it. — 1123 p. With Volume 14 The Cambridge Ancient History concludes its story. The first section of this volume examines the Persian empire, the regions it comprised, and its expansion under Cyrus, Darius, and Xerxes.
Apaochi becomes the new khaghan and ascends, The succession crisis and the reign of Taitsung, The rise of the Mongolian empire and Mongolian rule, Chinggis khan and the early Mongolian state 12061227, The regime of Sangha and economic and religious abuses, Chinese society under Mongol rule 12151368, Political Frontiers, Ethnic Boundaries and Human Geographies in Chinese History, Band 6 von The Cambridge History of China. Vol. — 1044 p. 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.