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The Ancient World 800 B.C.-A.D. 800, Volume I
510 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1967
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July 21, 2019
This is really an anthology of literature from the antiquities. Lengthy excerpts are prefaced by short but effective explanatory introductions.
I: "Ancient Greece" focuses on the philosophical advances that are underpinnings to Western thought and governance. (The subtitle of this collection is "Western Society Institutions and Ideals")
II: "Ancient Rome" follows this theme
III: "The Judaeo-Christian Tradition" ends up focussing on setting the stage for Jesus and the eventual consolidating organization of the Catholic Church.
IV: "The Early Germans" is possibly the shortest section but builds on III and highlighting on how the destroyers of the Roman Empire incubated the Church in Europe.
I: "Ancient Greece" focuses on the philosophical advances that are underpinnings to Western thought and governance. (The subtitle of this collection is "Western Society Institutions and Ideals")
II: "Ancient Rome" follows this theme
III: "The Judaeo-Christian Tradition" ends up focussing on setting the stage for Jesus and the eventual consolidating organization of the Catholic Church.
IV: "The Early Germans" is possibly the shortest section but builds on III and highlighting on how the destroyers of the Roman Empire incubated the Church in Europe.
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