The Cambridge Ancient History Volume 2, Part 1: The Middle East and the Aegean Region, c.1800-1380 BC (Hardcover)

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Volumes I and II of The Cambridge Ancient History have had to be entirely rewritten as a result of the very considerable additions to knowledge which have accrued in the past forty-five years. For the same reason it has also been necessary to increase the size of the volumes and to divide each of them into two separately published parts. The individual chapters have already appeared as fascicles, but without maps, indexes and chronological tables which, for practical reasons, have been reserved for these volumes. Some additions and corrections have also been made in order to bring the text, as far as possible, up to date. Together the new volumes provide a history of Egypt and the Ancient Orient (including Greece and the Aegean region) down to 1000 BC in a form suitable for both specialist and student. Volume II, Part I, deals with the history of the region from about 1800 to 1380 BC. This was the era of Hammurabi in Western Asia, the Hyksos and warrior-kings of the Eighteenth Dynasty in Egypt, and the Minoan and early Mycenaean civilizations in Crete and mainland Greece.

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Volumes I and II of The Cambridge Ancient History have had to be entirely rewritten as a result of the very considerable additions to knowledge which have accrued in the past forty-five years. For the same reason it has also been necessary to increase the size of the volumes and to divide each of them into two separately published parts. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 868 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 3rd,Revised & enlarged edition (May 9, 1973)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521082307
• ISBN-13: 978-0521082303
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,319,773 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Probably the most comprehensive work of history on paper, October 16, 2008

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This review is from: The Cambridge Ancient History Volume 1, Part 1: Prolegomena and Prehistory (Hardcover)

I remember growing up and finding the Cambridge Ancient History set of books in my local library. As a 10 year old, they were amazing - even if I didn't understand a lot of it.

Now, being slightly older, I can really appreciate a book like this. Not only is this book (and the entire set) this amazing collection of history, but I'm blown away with the depth and breath within these pages. If these books weren't so expensive, they deserve to be in every amateur historian's home.

Volume 1, Part 1 involves the history of the Near East from 3000 to 1750 BC/BCE. During that time, Egypt became unified and thus stable and created the environment to build the pyramids. Having been in Egypt earlier this year and at the Giza plateau, you go from shock and awe to How? and Why? This helped answer some of the questions I had. I'm still trying to work my way through the book. This book isn't casual reading, but it's a remarkable work. It's fascinating but dry.

The price of the books make this prohibitively expensive, but the used book prices might make this a tempting introduction to this amazing body of work. It's worth it.

5 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reference Title, May 11, 2002

By	R. Pearce "rrobott" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The information in this volume is somewhat dated, but it remains a rich reference source.

7 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tried, Tested and True, November 20, 2000

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This review is from: The Cambridge Ancient History Volume 1, Part 1: Prolegomena and Prehistory (Hardcover)

This book even though a little startling at first. Brings to light some very hidden truths. These truths have been hidden from knowledge. The Bible states that "we shall know the truth, and the truth shall set us free". We need truth in a world full of uncertainties and lies. Truth brings knowledge. It is our Plumbline to measure everything with. We need this to survive. Life is empty in uncertainties. We know where we are going in truth and where we have come from! This book reveals - lays open, it is bare! Thanks for all the arduous research but it was well worth it. Thanks and well done.