Imperialism in the Ancient World. The Cambridge University Research Seminar in Ancient History.

Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langj�igem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Schutzumschlag besto�n und berieben, Randl�ren und kleinere Einrisse, Buchschnitt leicht angeschmutzt, sonst guter Zustand / dust jacket scuffed and rubbed, marginal tears, book edges slightly soiled, otherwise good condition. - The economics of imperialism, its political background and institutional frameworks, the material benefits it conferred, the ideologies of ruler and ruled - these are some of the more important aspects of imperialism discussed in this volume. In presenting the evidence for ancient imperialism and suggesting new 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. This book will be particularly useful to ancient historians but should also interest historians of other periods as well as students of politics / CONTENTS I Introduction P. D. A. Gamsey 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 B.C. J. Briscoe 8 Laus imperii P. A. Brunt 9 Greeks and Romans M. H. Crawford 10 The beneficial ideology V. Nutton 11 Rome�s African empire under the Principate P. D. A. Gamsey 12 Jewish attitudes to the Roman empire N. R. M. de Lange. ISBN 9780521218825