Overview

Challenging the stereotypes and myths that typically characterize students' understanding of antiquity, Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations: From Prehistory to 640 CE, Third Edition, focuses on continuity and connections, along with cultural diffusion and cultural diversity, to show how history is a cumulative process and that numerous similar themes recur in different times and places. The text also explores sensitive issues and debates including attitudes toward race, ethnicity, and tolerance; gender issues and roles; slavery; social mobility; religion; political evolution; the nature of government; and imperialism.

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"""Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations is an excellent textbook for introducing new students to the study of antiquity. Mathisen's writing is clear and concise, making the complex history of the ancient world readily accessible.""--Jeffrey Stevens, University of Missouri, Columbia ""This is the best text of its kind. The photographs are well-chosen, beautiful, and not clich´ed. The text is extremely up-to-date and beautifully written.""--Timothy Donald Doran, California State University, Los Angeles"

Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations is an excellent textbook for introducing new students to the study of antiquity. Mathisen's writing is clear and concise, making the complex history of the ancient world readily accessible. --Jeffrey Stevens, University of Missouri, Columbia This is the best text of its kind. The photographs are well-chosen, beautiful, and not clich d. The text is extremely up-to-date and beautifully written. --Timothy Donald Doran, California State University, Los Angeles

Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations is an excellent textbook for introducing new students to the study of antiquity. Mathisen's writing is clear and concise, making the complex history of the ancient world readily accessible.--Jeffrey Stevens, University of Missouri, Columbia This is the best text of its kind. The photographs are well-chosen, beautiful, and not clich d. The text is extremely up-to-date and beautifully written.--Timothy Donald Doran, California State University, Los Angeles

Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations is an excellent textbook for introducing new students to the study of antiquity. Mathisen's writing is clear and concise, making the complex history of the ancient world readily accessible. --Jeffrey Stevens, University of Missouri, Columbia This is the best text of its kind. The photographs are well-chosen, beautiful, and not cliched. The text is extremely up-to-date and beautifully written. --Timothy Donald Doran, California State University, Los Angeles

"""Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations is an excellent textbook for introducing new students to the study of antiquity. Mathisen's writing is clear and concise, making the complex history of the ancient world readily accessible.""--Jeffrey Stevens, University of Missouri, Columbia""This is the best text of its kind. The photographs are well-chosen, beautiful, and not clich'ed. The text is extremely up-to-date and beautifully written.""--Timothy Donald Doran, California State University, Los Angeles"

Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations is an excellent textbook for introducing new students to the study of antiquity. Mathisen's writing is clear and concise, making the complex history of the ancient world readily accessible.--Jeffrey Stevens, University of Missouri, Columbia This is the best text of its kind. The photographs are well-chosen, beautiful, and not cliched. The text is extremely up-to-date and beautifully written.--Timothy Donald Doran, California State University, Los Angeles

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Ralph W. Mathisen is Professor of History, Classics, and Medieval Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has authored, edited, or coedited thirteen books and has published 100 scholarly articles. He is a Fellow of the American Numismatic Society, founding editor of the Journal of Late Antiquity, and Director of the Biographical Database for Late Antiquity Project.

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