Frank AdcockBesprekingen

In the 1960's there was another edition of the larger work yet to come, if not a third by now, (2023). However this was a readable and manageable account for the curious general reader.

By now, this collection has been replaced at least twice by later generations of classic historians, but still could provide useful material for thew student. The maps are relatively lavish, and the text is clearly written by the experts then available. Spoiler, the Persian Empire invades the Greek City states, but the Western ones maintain their independence. There is also a chapter on Syracuse and Carthage in Sicily.

This volume was first published in 1926, and our understanding of the Ancient World has expanded a good deal since then. I still think, though that some understanding can be gained by reading it. I obviously read an earlier reprint.

The Persians being held at bay, the City states expand their sphere and become, with advent of the Macedonians, easily the dominant power in the Mediterranean. This was the standard work in English until the 1970's.

A useful survey, but at this remove (2021) it has been replaced by the Corresponding Volume (s) in the newer edition of the work.

This is a short collection of lectures on Roman political history. It zooms from the early republic to 200 AD in the space of 100 short pages. The first half of the book focuses on the functions of various political offices in the republic and the second on how political customs were abandoned in the civil war and how Augustus then built new ones and refashioned old ones around his own person. Although the author makes a few good points along the way, the presentation as a whole is much too superficial to give the reader a good understanding of this topic. I'm sure the audience enjoyed hearing these lectures, but I'm not so sure if they really needed to be published in printed form.

This section of the Cambridge series is informative, and was in 1934, the latest word. It is still useful to the student.

A book that parallels the Tarn book on the same topic but a generation later. They blend in my mind, and I suppose I was trying for completeness at the time.

A useful introduction, though dated, to the political ideas of the Romans.

Edition: // Descr: vi, 109 p. 18.5 cm. // Series: Call No. { 948 A25 } Contains Appendix and Index. // //

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