Bøger af John Bagnell Bury

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At the same time Pascal recognised that we are indebted to the ancients for our very superiority to them in the extent of our knowledge. "They reached a certain point, and the slightest effort enables us to mount higher; so that we find ourselves on a loftier plane with less trouble and less glory." The attitude of Descartes was very different. Aspiring to begin ab integro and reform the foundations of knowledge, he ignored or made little of what had been achieved in the past.

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

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.