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1. What and when is late antiquity?
Gillian Clark
in Late Antiquity: A Very Short Introduction
‘What and when is late antiquity?’ examines the meaning of late antiquity and how the classical world began to change during this period. Debates surrounding the definition of the late ...
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7. Bronze elephants: classical and Christian culture
Gillian Clark
in Late Antiquity: A Very Short Introduction
‘Bronze elephants: classical and Christian culture’ looks at the Roman empire and Gothic, classical, and Christian culture. Some of the writings of Augustine are outlined, including On ...
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8. Decisive change?
Gillian Clark
in Late Antiquity: A Very Short Introduction
‘Decisive change?’ looks at the forces ranged against the Christian Roman empire — including Islam, the Saracens, Persians, and Arabs — and investigates the fall of Rome. The Arab conquest ...
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1. Archaeology and environment
Amanda H. Podany
in The Ancient Near East: A Very Short Introduction
‘Archaeology and environment’ introduces the civilization of the ancient Near East. The region is known as the ‘cradle of civilization’ as the men and women who lived in the ancient Near ...
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5. Strategy
Harry Sidebottom
in Ancient Warfare: A Very Short Introduction
Examining the grand but unfulfilled decisions and plans of various leaders and races from the ancient world allows us to learn a great deal about ancient strategy in warfare.‘Strategy’ ...
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Late Antiquity: A Very Short Introduction
Gillian Clark
Late Antiquity: A Very Short Introduction debates the concept of and the events that took place in late antiquity. Was late antiquity a period of decline or transformation, ...
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2. Origins and the historian
Jennifer T. Roberts
in Herodotus: A Very Short Introduction
Without an understanding of origins, there can be no understanding of causality, and without causality, the concept of history is meaningless. ‘Origins and the historian’ explains that the ...
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4. Herodotus as ethnographer
Jennifer T. Roberts
in Herodotus: A Very Short Introduction
‘Herodotus as ethnographer’ explains how Herodotus's natural curiosity led him to pioneer a new field that would greatly broaden his fellow Greeks' understanding of the human community and ...
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The Ancient Near East: A Very Short Introduction
Amanda H. Podany
The Ancient Near East: A Very Short Introduction describes a momentous time in human history and explains why the ancient Near East is known as the ‘cradle of civilization’. ...
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10. The Neo-Babylonian Empire, 612–539 bce
Amanda H. Podany
in The Ancient Near East: A Very Short Introduction
‘The Neo-Babylonian Empire, 612–539 bce’ looks at the period that followed Assyrian rule, when the Neo-Babylonian kings took over. The Neo-Babylonian kingdom was short-lived, lasting just ...
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Herodotus: A Very Short Introduction
Jennifer T. Roberts
Herodotus: A Very Short Introduction explores the recurring themes of Herodotus's work. Like Homer, he set out to memorialize great deeds in words; more narrowly, he determined ...
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Alexander the Great: A Very Short Introduction
Hugh Bowden
Alexander the Great: A Very Short Introduction demonstrates the profound influence the legends of Alexander's life have had on our historical understanding of him by focusing ...
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6. King of the world: Alexander and Persia
Hugh Bowden
in Alexander the Great: A Very Short Introduction
‘King of the World: Alexander and Persia’ examines where the title ‘King of the World’ to describe Alexander came from and his image as a ‘King of the World’. It first appears in the ...
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