Meet the Ancients: Gateway to Greece and Rome 1st Edition – PDF/EPUB Version Downloadable

From Homer to Herodian, from Plutarch to Pentaur, this textbook introduces you to the wonderful world of the ancient Mediterranean. Become a historian yourself as you grapple with the meaning and value of the ancient texts themselves. These texts are meant to help you address important questions that we still ask today: What is history? Why do our identity, our culture and our past matter? How can we build a meaningful narrative from ancient sources? Who can we trust?Our journey starts at the dawn of history but moves swiftly to the ancient Mediterranean region, with chapters focusing on Bronze Age Egypt, Archaic and Classical Greece, and the Roman world from the founding of the city until the fall of the Empire. With each chapter, you will be introduced to the important themes, events and people. You’ll learn about the context of each of the ancient texts and then you will get a chance to read the ancient authors themselves. An original translation created for the modern student is provided for each text to aid in understanding and engagement. We challenge you to be the historian and create your own understanding of what happened in the past and why it matters as you… meet the ancients.