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J. B. Bury''s History of Ancient Greece has been one of the most influential authorities on the Ancient Greece for over one century. This book presents the complete political history of Ancient Greece from its earliest beginnings in 3rd millennium B.C. all the way until the death of Alexander the Great. Contents: ΓÇó Greece and the Aegean ΓÇó The Beginnings of Greece and the Heroic Age ΓÇó The Expansion of Greece ΓÇó Growth of Sparta - Fall of the Aristocracies ΓÇó The Union of Attica and the Foundation of the Athenian Democracy ΓÇó Growth of Athens in the Sixth Century ΓÇó The Advance of Persia to the Aegean ΓÇó The Perils of Greece - the Persian and Punic Invasions ΓÇó The Foundation of the Athenian Empire ΓÇó The Athenian Empire Under the Guidance of Pericles ΓÇó The Decline and Downfall of the Athenian Empire ΓÇó The Spartan Supremacy and the Persian War ΓÇó The Revival of Athens and Her Second League ΓÇó The Hegemony of Thebes ΓÇó The Syracusan Empire and the Struggle With Carthage ΓÇó The Rise of Macedonia ΓÇó The Conquest of Persia ΓÇó The Conquest of the Far East
This extraordinary work on Roman history by J.B. Bury covers the period of more than 200 years from the time of Julius Caesar until the end of Marcus Aurelius'' reign. Through the 30 chapters of this book, readers will gain a complete insight into the political history of the golden age of the Roman Empire. Contents: ΓÇó From the Battle of Actium to the Foundation of the Principate ΓÇó The Principate ΓÇó The Joint Government of the Princeps and Senate ΓÇó The Family of Augustus and His Plans to Found a Dynasty ΓÇó Administration of Augustus in Rome and Italy - Organisation of the Army ΓÇó Provincial Administration Under Augustus - the Western Provinces ΓÇó Provincial Administration Under Augustus - the Eastern Provinces and Egypt ΓÇó Rome and Parthia - Expeditions to Arabia and Ethiopia ΓÇó The Winning and Losing of Germany - Death of Augustus ΓÇó Rome Under Augustus - His Buildings ΓÇó Literature of the Augustan Age ΓÇó The Principate of Tiberius (14-37 A.D.) ΓÇó The Principate of Gaius (Caligula) (37-41 A.D.) ΓÇó The Principate of Claudius (41-54 A.D.) ΓÇó The Conquest of Britain ΓÇó The Principate of Nero (54-68 A.D.) ΓÇó The Wars for Armenia, Under Claudius and Nero ΓÇó The Principate of Galba, and the Year of the Four Emperors (68-69 A.D.) ΓÇó Rebellions in Germany and Judea ΓÇó The Flavian Emperors - Vespasian, Titus and Domitian (69-96 A.D.) ΓÇó Britain and Germany Under the Flavians - Dacian War ΓÇó Nerva and Trajan - the Conquest of Dacia ΓÇó Literature From the Death of Tiberius to Trajan ΓÇó The Principate of Hadrian (117-138 A.D.) ΓÇó The Principate of Antoninus Pius (138-161 A.D.) ΓÇó The Principate of Marcus Aurelius (161-180 A.D.) ΓÇó Literature Under Hadrian and the Antonines ΓÇó The Roman World Under the Empire - Politics, Philosophy, Religion and Art ΓÇó Roman Life and Manners
Originally published in 1910, this book presents the content of the Creighton Memorial Lecture for 1909, which was delivered at University College, London by John Bagnell Bury. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the Later Roman Empire and Roman political institutions.
In this 1905 work the classical historian J. B. Bury considers the life of St Patrick, to whom he was drawn through study of other missionaries across the later Roman empire. His first chapter surveys the context of the diffusion of Christianity, and an appendix supplies details of the original sources.
This magisterial and very readable 1900 book was the major work of the classical historian J. B. Bury. It became a standard textbook on the topic of ancient Greek history to the death of Alexander the Great for almost a century, and in its updated form is still studied today.
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