In presenting the evidence for ancient imperialims and suggesting concepts and methods of interpretation these articles, which are the work of the Cambridge University Research Seminar in Ancient History, range from New Kingdom Egypt and Carthage, through the classical Greek world of Athens and Sparta, to Macedonia and Rome.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of figures; Preface; 1. Introduction P. D. A. Garnsey and C. R. Whittaker; 2. Imperialism and empire in new kingdom Egypt B. J. Kemp; 3. Carthaginian imperialism in the fifth and fourth centuries C. R. Whittaker; 4. Spartan imperialism? A. Andrewes; 5. The fifth-century Athenian empire: a balance sheet M. I. Finley; 6. Athens in the fourth century G. T. Griffith; 7. The Antigonids and the Greek states, 276-196 BC J. Briscoe; 8. Laus Imperii P. A. Brunt; 9. Greek intellectuals and the Roman aristocracy in the first century BC M. H. Crawford; 10. The beneficial ideology V. Nutton; 11. Rome's African empire under the principate P. D. A. Garnsey; 12. Jewish attitudes to the Roman empire N. R. M. de Lange; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
Klappentext
This volume contains articles from the Cambridge University Research Seminar in Ancient History, examining the important aspects of imperialism in the Ancient world.
