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Antiquity: From the Birth of Sumerian Civilization to the Fall of the Roman Empire

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Title: Antiquity: From the Birth of Sumerian Civilization to the Fall of the Roman Empire
Author: Norman F Cantor
ISBN: 9780060930981
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 2004
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Condition: Used: Near Fine
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"With his characteristic eloquence and lucid insights. . . Cantor offers a splendid and accessible portrait of the cultures of the ancient world."--Publishers Weekly

Bestselling author Norman Cantor delivers this compact but magisterial survey of the ancient world--from the birth of Sumerian civilization around 3500 B.C. in the Tigris-Euphrates valley (present-day Iraq) to the fall of the Roman Empire in A.D. 476. He covers such subjects as Classical Greece, Judaism, the founding of Christianity, and the triumph and decline of Rome.

In this fascinating and comprehensive analysis, Cantor explores social and cultural history, as well as the political and economic aspects of his narrative. He explains leading themes in religion and philosophy and discusses the environment, population, and public health. With his signature authority and insight, he highlights in Antiquity the great books and ideas of antiquity that continue to influence culture today.