Ancient States and Empires / For Colleges and Schools

The text presents a concise, classroom-oriented narrative of the ancient world in three parts: the Oriental nations, the Grecian states, and the Roman state. It surveys biblical beginnings and the principal Near Eastern civilizations, including Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the early Hebrew polity; then treats Greek geography, mythic traditions, the rise of city-states, the Persian conflicts, classical Athens, and Macedonian expansion; and concludes with Rome from its early kings through republican conquests, the Punic and civil wars, imperial consolidation, its high point under the early emperors, and the empire's gradual decline. Emphasis is on clear, connected events for educational use.