The Ancient World. Readings in Social and Cultural History

This collection of scholarly readings focuses on the social and cultural history of the Ancient Near East, Greece, and Rome, and is designed to encourage readers to examine issues pertaining to a broad range of themes by analyzing selections from history. Covering a wide variety of social and cultural concerns–ranging from marriage, family, war, and religion, to political culture, slavery and entertainment–the selected readings are arranged by subject within a general chronological framework, providing a broad overview of life in the Ancient World. This volume is the companion reader to Nagle's The Ancient World: A Social and Cultural History, 6/e. A must-have collection of readings for anyone interested in ancient culture, history, and civilization.