The Cambridge Ancient History, Vol. 3, Part 1: The Prehistory of the Balkans, and the Middle East by John Boardman (PDF)

Description

Volume III of The Cambridge Ancient History was first published in 1925 in one volume. The new edition has expanded to such an extent, owing to the immense amount of new information now available, that it has had to be divided into three parts. Volume III Part 1 opens with a survey of the Balkans north of Greece in the Prehistoric period. This is the first time such a survey has been published of this area which besides its intrinsic interest is important for its influence on the cultures of the Aegean and Anatolia. The rest of the book is devoted to the tenth to the eighth centuries B. C. In Greece and the Aegean the main theme is the gradual regeneration from the Dark Age and the emergence of a society in which can be seen the beginnings of the city-state. During the same period in Western Asia and the Middle East the Kingdoms of Assyria and Babylonia rise to power, the Urartians appear, and in Palestine the kingdoms of Israel and Judah flourish. In Egypt the country’s fortunes revive briefly under Shoshenq I. The final chapter in this part deals with the languages of Greece and the Balkans and with the invention and spread of alphabetic writing.

User’s Reviews

Editorial Reviews: Book Description Volume III, Part I is devoted to describing the tenth to the eighth centuries B. C.

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐You thought you were taught history in high school and college, but you were wrong. Maybe you went to Bible College and Seminary thinking they would be able to make ancient history more understandable but they were unable to really connect the dots.Well, buy – read – learn. See how all of history fits together and be able to recognize the inter-workings of nations and how they succeeded and failed. And come to a better understand of God’s foreknowledge and have the ability to explain things without having to make excuses because you don’t understand why things are as they are. If you love to know why hope on board; if not go back to the TV and muddle around in total confusion.

⭐231 pages are devoted to the prehistory of the Balkans. Unlike ancient Egypt or Mesopotamia (among others) the prehistoric period of the Balkans is not followed by a period of well-attested peoples and civilizations, making such history strictly for the specialist. The rest of the book (which has 888 pages, excluding indices and bibliographies) covers periods and peoples of more general interest, e.g. Assyria, Palestine, early Greece etc.

Keywords

Free Download The Cambridge Ancient History, Vol. 3, Part 1: The Prehistory of the Balkans, and the Middle East in PDF format
The Cambridge Ancient History, Vol. 3, Part 1: The Prehistory of the Balkans, and the Middle East PDF Free Download
Download The Cambridge Ancient History, Vol. 3, Part 1: The Prehistory of the Balkans, and the Middle East 1982 PDF Free
The Cambridge Ancient History, Vol. 3, Part 1: The Prehistory of the Balkans, and the Middle East 1982 PDF Free Download
Download The Cambridge Ancient History, Vol. 3, Part 1: The Prehistory of the Balkans, and the Middle East PDF
Free Download Ebook The Cambridge Ancient History, Vol. 3, Part 1: The Prehistory of the Balkans, and the Middle East