The history of the ancient world: from the earliest accounts to the fall of Rome / Susan Wise Bauer

By:

Bauer, S. Wise

Material type:

TextPublication details: New York: W.W. Norton, c2007.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxvii, 868 p.: ill., maps; 25 cmISBN:

039305974X (hbk.)
9780393059748 (hbk.)

Subject(s):

History, Ancient

DDC classification:

930 BAU/H

Contents:

Part One THE EDGE OF HISTORY I One The Origin of Kingship Just north of the Persian Gulf in the very distant past 3 Two The Earliest Story Sunier, slightly later 10 Three The Rise of Aristocracy Sumer, 3600 in: 17 Four The Creation of Empire The Nile river valley, 3200 BC 2 2 Five The Age of Iron The Indus river valley, 3102 BC 3 0 Six The Philosopher King The Yellow river valley, 2832-2203 BC 36 Part Two FIRSTS 41 Seven The First Written Records Sumer and Egypt, 3800-2400 BC 43 Eight The First War Chronicles Sumer, 27oo BC 51 Nine The First Civil War Egypt, 3100-2686 BC 61 Ten The First Epic Hero Sumer, 2600 BC 71 Eleven The First Victory over Death Egypt, 2686-2366 BC 78 Twelve The First Reformer Sumer, 2330 BC 88 Thirteen The First Military Dictator Sumer, 2334-2279 BC 93 Fourteen The First Planned Cities The Indus river valley, 2300 BC 104 Fifteen The First Collapse of Empire Egypt, 2450-2184 BC 110 Sixteen The First Barbarian Invasions Akkadia, Sumer, and Elam 2278-2154 BC 118 Seventeen The First Monotheist Sumer and the Western Semitic lands, 2166-1991 BC 127 Eighteen The First Environmental Disaster Sumer, 2057-2004 BC 159 Part Three STRUGGLE 145 Ninteen The Battle for Reunification Egypt, 2181-1782 BC 147 Twenty The Mesopotamian Mixing Bowl Mesopotamia, 2004- 1750 BC 155 Twenty-One The Overthrow of the Xia The Yellow river valley, 1766 BC 64 Twenty-Two Hammurabi’s Empire Babylonia, 1781-1712 BC 170 Twenty-Three The Hyksos Seize Egypt Egypt, 1782-1650 BC 178 Twenty-Four King Minos of Crete Crete, 1720-1628 BC 85 Twenty-Five The Harappan Disintegration India, 1750-1575 BC 192 Twenty-Six The Rise of the Hittites Asia Minor and Mesopotamia,1790-1560 BC 196 Twenty-Seven Ahmose Expels the Hyksos Egypt, 1570-1546 BC 202 Twenty-Eight Usurpation and Revenge Egypt, 15461446 BC 206 Twenty-Nine The Three-Way Contest Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Asia Minor,1525-1400 BC 215 Thirty The Shifting Capitals of the Shang China, 1753-1400 BC 219 Thirty-One The Mycenaeans of Greece Crete and Greece, 1600-1400 BC 224 Thirty-Two Struggle of the Gods Egypt, 1586-1540 BC 229 Thirty-Three Wars and Marriages Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Asia Minor,1540-1521 BC 258 Thirty-Four The Greatest Battle in Very Ancient Times Egypt, Asia Minor,and Assyria, 1321-1212 BC 246 Thirty-Five The Battle for Troy Asia Minor and Greece, 1260-1250 BC 253 Thirty-Six The First Historical King of China China, 1200 BC 259 Thirty-Seven The Rig Veda India, 1200 BC 264 Thirty-Eight The Wheel Turns Again Asia Minor, Assyria, Babylonia, and Egypt, 1212-1190 BC 267 Thirty-Nine The End of the New Kingdom Egypt, 1185-1070 BC 275 Forty The Dark Age of Greece Greece, 1200-1010 BC 281 Forty-One The Dark Age of Mesopotamia Mesopotamia, 1119-1012 BC 261 Forty-Two The Fall of the Shang China, 1073-1040 BC 291 Part Four EMPIRES 297 Forty-Three The Mandate of Heaven China, 1040-918 BC 299 Forty-Four The Bharata War Northern India, 910 BC 306 Forty-Five The Son of David Israel, Arabia, and Egypt, 1050-931 BC 314 Forty-Six From Western to Eastern Zhou China, 918-771 BC128 Forty-Seven The Assyrian Renaissance Assyria, Israel, Egypt, and Phoenicia, 934-841 BC 335 Forty-Eight New Peoples Assyria, Babylonia, and Greece, 850-800 BC 344 Forty-Nine Trading Posts and Colonies Italy and Greece, 800-720 BC 354 Fifty Old Enemies Assyria, Urartu, Syria, and Babylonia, 783-727 BC 363 Fifty-One Kings of Assyria and Babylon Assyria, Israel, and Egypt,726-705 BC 371 Fifty-Two Spectacular Defeat Assyria, Babylonia, Judah, and Egypt,704-681 BC 382 Fifty-Three The Decline of the King China, 771-628 BC 391 Fifty-Four The Assyrians in Egypt Assyria, Babylonia, Phrypa, Lydta, and Egypt, 681-653 BC 399 Fifty-Five Medes and Persians Assyria, Babylonia, Elam,Media, and Persia,653-625 BC 410 Fifty-Six Conquest and Tyranny Greece, Asia Minor, and North Africa, 687-622 BC 418 Fifty-Seven The Beginnings and End of Empire Italy, Assyria, Babylonia, Judah, and Egypt, 650-605 BC 431 Fifty-Eight A Brief Empire Babylonia, Bgypt, and Media, 605 - 580 BC 443 Fifty-Nine Cyrus the Great Babylonia, Lydia, Arabia, Judah, Media, and Persia, 580-539 BC 455 Sixty The Republic of Rome North AJriea, Italy, and Asia Minor, 550-501 BC 469 Sixty-One Kingdoms and Reformers India, 560-500 BC 482 Sixty-Two The Power of Duty and the Art of War China, 551-475 BC 491 Sixty-Three The Spreading Persian Empire Persia, Egypt, and India,539-514 BC 500 Sixty-Four The Persian Wars Persia, Egpyt, and Greece, 527-479 BC 514 Part Five IDENTITY 537 Sixty-Five The Peloponnesian Wars Persia, Egypt, Greece, and Sicily,478-404 BC 539 Sixty-Six The First Sack of Rome Italy, 495-390 BC 555 Sixty-Seven The Rise of the Ch’in China, 403-325 BC 563 Sixty-Eight The Macedonian Conquerors Persia, Egypt, Greece, and Macedonia, 404-336 BC 570 Sixty-Nine Rome Tightens Its Grasp Italy, Sicily, and Carthage, 367-290 BC 584 Seventy Alexander and the Wars of the Successors The known world, 336-272 BC 591 Seventy-One The Mauryan Epiphany India, 297-231 BC 609 Seventy- Two First Emperor, Second Dynasty China, 286-202 BC 613 Seventy- Three The Wars of the Sons The known world, 285-202 BC 622 Seventy-Four Roman Liberators and Seleucid Conquerors Greece, Macedonia, the Seleucid Empire, and India, 200-168 BC 638 Seventy-Five Between East and West China, Bactria, Parthia, and India, 200-110 BC 649 Seventy-Six Breaking the System Ituly, Sicily, Greece, and North Africa, 157-121 BC 659 Seventy-Seven The Problems of Prosperity’ Italy, North Africa, and China, 118-73 BC 668 Seventy-Eight New Men Italy, Britain, Gaul, Egypt, and Parthia, 78-44 BC 680 Seventy-Nine Empire The Roman Empire, Parthia, and Egypt, 44 BC - AD 14 680 Eighty Eclipse and Restoration China, 33 BC-AD 75 712 Eighty-One The Problem of Succession The Roman Empire, Parthia, and India, AD 14-69 717 Eighty-Two The Edges of the Roman World The Roman Empire, Parthia, and Britain, AD 70-132 735 Eighy-Three Children on the Throne China, AD 88-182 746 Eighty-Four The Mistake of Inherited Power The Roman Empire, Parthia, and China, AD 138-222 751 Eighty-Five Savior of the Empire The Roman Empire, Parthia, and the PersianEmpire, AD 222-312 764

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 779-829) and index.

Part One
THE EDGE OF HISTORY
I
One The Origin of Kingship Just north of the Persian Gulf
in the very distant past 3
Two The Earliest Story Sunier, slightly later 10
Three The Rise of Aristocracy Sumer, 3600 in: 17
Four The Creation of Empire The Nile river valley, 3200 BC 2 2
Five The Age of Iron The Indus river valley, 3102 BC 3 0
Six The Philosopher King The Yellow river valley, 2832-2203 BC 36
Part Two
FIRSTS
41
Seven The First Written Records Sumer and Egypt, 3800-2400 BC 43
Eight The First War Chronicles Sumer, 27oo BC 51
Nine The First Civil War Egypt, 3100-2686 BC 61
Ten The First Epic Hero Sumer, 2600 BC 71
Eleven The First Victory over Death Egypt, 2686-2366 BC 78
Twelve The First Reformer Sumer, 2330 BC 88
Thirteen The First Military Dictator Sumer, 2334-2279 BC 93
Fourteen The First Planned Cities The Indus river valley, 2300 BC 104
Fifteen The First Collapse of Empire Egypt, 2450-2184 BC 110
Sixteen The First Barbarian Invasions Akkadia, Sumer, and Elam 2278-2154 BC 118
Seventeen The First Monotheist Sumer and the Western Semitic lands, 2166-1991 BC 127
Eighteen The First Environmental Disaster Sumer, 2057-2004 BC 159
Part Three
STRUGGLE
145
Ninteen The Battle for Reunification Egypt, 2181-1782 BC 147
Twenty The Mesopotamian Mixing Bowl Mesopotamia, 2004-
1750 BC 155
Twenty-One The Overthrow of the Xia The Yellow river valley, 1766 BC 64
Twenty-Two Hammurabi’s Empire Babylonia, 1781-1712 BC 170
Twenty-Three The Hyksos Seize Egypt Egypt, 1782-1650 BC 178
Twenty-Four King Minos of Crete Crete, 1720-1628 BC 85
Twenty-Five The Harappan Disintegration India, 1750-1575 BC 192
Twenty-Six The Rise of the Hittites Asia Minor and Mesopotamia,1790-1560 BC 196
Twenty-Seven Ahmose Expels the Hyksos Egypt, 1570-1546 BC 202
Twenty-Eight Usurpation and Revenge Egypt, 15461446 BC 206
Twenty-Nine The Three-Way Contest Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Asia Minor,1525-1400 BC 215
Thirty The Shifting Capitals of the Shang China, 1753-1400 BC 219
Thirty-One The Mycenaeans of Greece Crete and Greece, 1600-1400 BC 224
Thirty-Two Struggle of the Gods Egypt, 1586-1540 BC 229
Thirty-Three Wars and Marriages Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Asia Minor,1540-1521 BC 258
Thirty-Four The Greatest Battle in Very Ancient Times Egypt, Asia Minor,and Assyria, 1321-1212 BC 246
Thirty-Five The Battle for Troy Asia Minor and Greece, 1260-1250 BC 253
Thirty-Six The First Historical King of China China, 1200 BC 259
Thirty-Seven The Rig Veda India, 1200 BC 264
Thirty-Eight The Wheel Turns Again Asia Minor, Assyria, Babylonia, and Egypt, 1212-1190 BC 267
Thirty-Nine The End of the New Kingdom Egypt, 1185-1070 BC 275
Forty The Dark Age of Greece Greece, 1200-1010 BC 281
Forty-One The Dark Age of Mesopotamia Mesopotamia, 1119-1012 BC 261
Forty-Two The Fall of the Shang China, 1073-1040 BC 291
Part Four
EMPIRES
297
Forty-Three The Mandate of Heaven China, 1040-918 BC 299
Forty-Four The Bharata War Northern India, 910 BC 306
Forty-Five The Son of David Israel, Arabia, and Egypt, 1050-931 BC 314
Forty-Six From Western to Eastern Zhou China, 918-771 BC128
Forty-Seven The Assyrian Renaissance Assyria, Israel, Egypt, and Phoenicia, 934-841 BC 335
Forty-Eight New Peoples Assyria, Babylonia, and Greece, 850-800 BC 344
Forty-Nine Trading Posts and Colonies Italy and Greece, 800-720 BC 354
Fifty Old Enemies Assyria, Urartu, Syria, and Babylonia, 783-727 BC 363
Fifty-One Kings of Assyria and Babylon Assyria, Israel, and Egypt,726-705 BC 371
Fifty-Two Spectacular Defeat Assyria, Babylonia, Judah, and Egypt,704-681 BC 382
Fifty-Three The Decline of the King China, 771-628 BC 391
Fifty-Four The Assyrians in Egypt Assyria, Babylonia, Phrypa, Lydta, and Egypt, 681-653 BC 399
Fifty-Five Medes and Persians Assyria, Babylonia, Elam,Media, and Persia,653-625 BC 410
Fifty-Six Conquest and Tyranny Greece, Asia Minor, and North Africa, 687-622 BC 418
Fifty-Seven The Beginnings and End of Empire Italy, Assyria, Babylonia, Judah, and Egypt, 650-605 BC 431
Fifty-Eight A Brief Empire Babylonia, Bgypt, and Media, 605 - 580 BC 443
Fifty-Nine Cyrus the Great Babylonia, Lydia, Arabia, Judah, Media, and Persia, 580-539 BC 455
Sixty The Republic of Rome North AJriea, Italy, and Asia Minor,
550-501 BC 469
Sixty-One Kingdoms and Reformers India, 560-500 BC 482
Sixty-Two The Power of Duty and the Art of War China, 551-475 BC 491
Sixty-Three The Spreading Persian Empire Persia, Egypt, and India,539-514 BC 500
Sixty-Four The Persian Wars Persia, Egpyt, and Greece, 527-479 BC 514
Part Five
IDENTITY
537
Sixty-Five The Peloponnesian Wars Persia, Egypt, Greece, and Sicily,478-404 BC 539
Sixty-Six The First Sack of Rome Italy, 495-390 BC 555
Sixty-Seven The Rise of the Ch’in China, 403-325 BC 563
Sixty-Eight The Macedonian Conquerors Persia, Egypt, Greece, and Macedonia, 404-336 BC 570
Sixty-Nine Rome Tightens Its Grasp Italy, Sicily, and Carthage,
367-290 BC 584
Seventy Alexander and the Wars of the Successors The known world, 336-272 BC 591
Seventy-One The Mauryan Epiphany India, 297-231 BC 609
Seventy- Two First Emperor, Second Dynasty China, 286-202 BC 613
Seventy- Three The Wars of the Sons The known world, 285-202 BC 622
Seventy-Four Roman Liberators and Seleucid Conquerors Greece, Macedonia, the Seleucid Empire, and India, 200-168 BC 638
Seventy-Five Between East and West China, Bactria, Parthia, and India, 200-110 BC 649
Seventy-Six Breaking the System Ituly, Sicily, Greece, and North Africa, 157-121 BC 659
Seventy-Seven The Problems of Prosperity’ Italy, North Africa, and China, 118-73 BC 668
Seventy-Eight New Men Italy, Britain, Gaul, Egypt, and Parthia,
78-44 BC 680
Seventy-Nine Empire The Roman Empire, Parthia, and Egypt,
44 BC - AD 14 680
Eighty Eclipse and Restoration China, 33 BC-AD 75 712
Eighty-One The Problem of Succession The Roman Empire, Parthia, and India, AD 14-69 717
Eighty-Two The Edges of the Roman World The Roman Empire, Parthia, and Britain, AD 70-132 735
Eighy-Three Children on the Throne China, AD 88-182 746
Eighty-Four The Mistake of Inherited Power The Roman Empire, Parthia, and China, AD 138-222 751
Eighty-Five Savior of the Empire The Roman Empire, Parthia, and the PersianEmpire, AD 222-312 764

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