The ancient history of Greece holds a great deal of interest to many, particularly to those whose culture and religion grew from early Greek civilisation. Originally published in 1913, Hall provides a thorough history of the origins of Ancient Greek civilisation as well as commenting on Egypt, Syria, Palestine and Babylon amongst others. This title will be of interest to students of Classics and Ancient History.
Author(s): H.R. Hall
Series: Routledge Revivals
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2016
Language: English
Pages: xxiv+602
The Ancient History of the Near East: From the Earliest Times to the Battle of Salamis
Preface
Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Maps
List of Abbreviations
I. PROLEGOMENA
1. Herodotus and Modern Knowledge
2. The Increased Modern Knowledge of Ancient History
3. Archaeology and History
4. Classical Sources
5. Native Sources
6. Chronology
II. THE OLDER CIVILIZATION OF GREECE
1. Aegean Civilization
2. Minoan Chronology
3. The Early and Middle Minoan Periods
4. The Kingdom of Knossos and Phaistos
5. Crete and Greece
6. The Period of the Invasions
7. The Iron Age
III. ARCHAIC EGYPT
1. The Stone Age
2. The Races of Egypt and the Introduction of Metal
3. The Kingdoms of the South and North
4. The Tombs of Abydos
5. Menes and the Ist Dynasty
7. The Ilnd and Illrd Dynasties
8. The Development of Archaic Egyptian Civilization
IV. EGYPT UNDER THE OLD AND MIDDLE KINGDOMS—c. 3200-1800 B.C. (?)
1. The IVth Dynasty
2. The Vth Dynasty
3. The Vlth Dynasty
4. The Herakleopolites (IXth Dynasty)
5. The Xlth Dynasty
6. The XIIth Dynasty
7. The Works of the XIIth Dynasty
8. Foreign Relations
9. The Nubian Wars
10. Amenemḥat III and the Art of the Xllth Dynasty
11. The XIIIth Dynasty and the Hyksos Invasion
12. The Civilization of the Old and Middle Kingdoms
V. THE EARLY HISTORY OF BABYLONIA 3000-1500 B.C.
1. The Sumerians
2. Sumerians and Semites
3. The First Dynasty of Babylon
4. The Kassites
5. Babylonian Civilization
VI. THE HYKSOS CONQUEST AND THE FIRST EGYPTIAN EMPIRE (Circa 1800?-1350 B.C.)
1. The Asiatic Invasion
2. The Hyksos Kings
3. The Egyptian Kings of the South
4. The War of Liberation (c. 1620-1573 B.C.)
5. The Restoration and the Empire
6. The Conquest of Thothmes I and the Truce under Hatshepsut
7. The “Annals” of Thothmes III
8. The Organization of the Empire
9. Thothmes and his Companions
10. The Renown of Thothmes the Great
11. The Empire under Amenhetep II, Thothmes IV, and Amenhetep III
12. The Empire of Amenhetep III. Foreign Relations: with Mitanni and Assyria
13. Relations with Babylonia
14. The Assyrian and Babylonian Succession
15. Khatti and Alashiya
16. The Nubian Empire
VII. EGYPT UNDER THE EMPIRE (1600-1100 B.C.)
1. The Reorganization
2. The Imperial Administration in Egypt
3. Rise of the Priests of Amen
4. The Reign of Hatshepsut
5. Thothmes III to Amenhetep III
6. The Reign of Amenhetep the Magnificent
7. The Domination of Queen Tii and the Heresy of Akhenaten
8. The Successors of Akhenaten (c. 1362-1321 B.C.)
9. The XIXth Dynasty
10. Egypt under the Second Empire
VIII. THE HITTITE KINGDOM AND THE SECOND EGYPTIAN EMPIRE (1400-1100 B.C.)
1. The Folk and Land of Khatti
2. The Revolt of Palestine and Conquests of Shubbiluliuma
3. Mursil and Seti I
4. Raineses II and the Hittites
5. Assyria and Babylon in the Thirteenth Century B.C.
6. The Decline of Khatti
7. Meneptah and Israel: the Libyan Invasion of Egypt
8. The Successors of Meneptah and the Reign of Rameses III
9. The Great Libyan and Northern Invasions of Egypt
10. Assyria and Babylonia (1250-1100 B.C.)
11. The Decadence of the Egyptian Empire
IX. THE KINGDOMS OF SYRIA AND PALESTINE (1400-854 B.C.)
1. Philistines, Hebrews, and Aramaeans
2. The Hyksos, the Khabiri, and the Hebrews
3. The Hebrew Conquest of Palestine
4. Israel and the Philistines
5. The Kingdom of Israel
6. The Kingdoms of Judah and Israel
7. Egypt and Palestine (1000-854 B.C.)
8. Archaeological Results in Palestine
X. THE ASSYRIAN EMPIRE
1. Renewed Rise of Assyria: the Reign of Ashur-naṣir-pal
2. Reign of Shalmaneser II
3. Adad-nirari III and his successors
4. Assyria and Urartu (Van)
5. Assyrian Decline and Revival of Babylonia
6. Tiglath-pileser IV and the Revival of Assyria
7. Shalmaneser IV: Assyria and Egypt
8. The Reign of Sargon (722-705)
9. Mita of Mushki: the Midas-kings of Phrygia
10. The Reign of Sennacherib (705-682)
11. The Reign of Esarhaddon, 681-669
12. The Reign of Ashurbanipal (669-626)
13. The Destruction of Nineveh
XI. THE RENOVATION OF EGYPT AND RENASCENCE OF GREECE
XII. BABYLON AND THE MEDES AND PERSIANS: FROM THE FALL OF NINEVEH TO THE DEFEAT OF XERXES (606-479 B.C.)
1. Babylon and Egypt
2. The Medes and Persians
3. The Conquests of Cyrus
4. Cambyses in Egypt
5. The False Smerdis and the Reign of Darius
6. Greece and Persia
7. Conclusion
Index
