{"title":"Gary Forsythe","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"primary-sources-for-ancient-history-volume-i-the-ancient-near-east-and-greece-paperback","title":"Primary Sources for Ancient History: Volume I: The Ancient Near East and Greece - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite being condensed into neat identities of the Near East and Greece, these two titles cover a wide-ranging period of time, peoples, lands, and philosophies. Indeed, at first glance these peoples might have nothing in common except for their profound impact on our own world. In these comprehensive readings, however, we understand how all people struggled to define their relationship with their rulers, their gods, and their neighbors. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrimary Sources for Ancient History, Volume I: The Ancient Near East and Greece\u003c\/em\u003e is a comprehensive selection of ancient writings to supplement a narrative history. Beginning with the Old Babylonian Kingdom of nearly four millennia ago and moving chronologically and geographically to the Egyptian Pharaohs, the dispossessed Jewish nations, the fractured city-kingdoms of Ancient Greece, to end with Alexander's domination of the known world, this book is comprehensive in scope. Every major period and people has at least one reading. From the Law Code of Hammurabi engraved on a stone pillar to scraps of Greek poetry, from Babylonia epics to tallies of food at religious festivals, these readings allow the personalities and actions of tyrants, philosophers, poets, and gods to take center stage. The same events and leaders can be seen through different peoples and viewpoints, giving a rich perspective. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ancient Near East and Greece\u003c\/em\u003e is a valuable resource for understanding the forces - religious, political, and cultural - that have developed the modern world. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51367077970143,"sku":"9781480954250","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/d30Y3XOWZR9781480954250.webp?v=1789102320"},{"product_id":"a-concise-history-of-western-civilization-from-prehistoric-to-early-modern-times-third-edition-paperback","title":"A Concise History of Western Civilization: From Prehistoric to Early Modern Times: Third Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Concise History of Western Civilization: From Prehistoric to Early Modern Times: Third Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy: Gary Forsythe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume is designed to serve as the textbook for an undergraduate college course that surveys the history of Western Civilization up to the Early Modern Period. It differs from most Western Civilization books in that it places more emphasis on the ancient world and less on the Middle Ages. It treats the ancient Near Eastern civilizations with a view to understanding the historical context of ancient Judaism and the Hebrew Bible, and it also stresses the political thought and institutions of the ancient Greeks and Romans, which have been so important in shaping the political institutions of many modern nations worldwide. The text is a straightforward textbook of basic historical information and represents the content of the author's class lectures in his course on Western Civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGary Forsythe is a professor of ancient Greek and Roman History at Texas Tech University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51367971324127,"sku":"9781648040634","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/oPXHDSsGmu9781648040634.webp?v=1789116992"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/gary-forsythe.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}