To the Ends of the Earth (Hardcover)

Raimund J. Schulz

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Idioma: inglés

Editorial: Oxford University Press Inc, New York, 2024

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Hardcover. A sweeping history of ancient exploration, the first full-scale account in over a centuryOdysseus. Jason and the Argonauts. Heracles. Greek mythology is full of tales of heroes setting out for the unknown. Such tales reflected and instilled a sense of confidence in the Greeks as they explored the limits of their world. Their voyages of discovery (and conquest), most dramatically under Alexander the Great, are but the mostfamous examples of ancient exploration. These expeditions were built on earlier voyages, notably those by Bronze Age Egyptians and Mesopotamians, and led to further global travel, trade, and warfare among the Romans,Persians, Scythians, Indians, and Chinese.To the Ends of the Earth is the first modern history of ancient exploration in over a century. Ranging from the Mediterranean Bronze Age to the third century CE, it reveals long-distance, explorative campaigning to be more than a mere ephemeral phenomenon of ancient history. Rather, exploration was, and still is, an integral and driving force of economic, political, and cultural development. Through the prisms of trade,travel, and politics, Raimund J. Schulz provides a sweeping, 1000-year history of all of Eurasia. He traces the pathways and periods of ancient discovery--from the North Atlantic to China, from the Russiansteppes to the Sahara--understanding these journeys not as isolated actions, but within their political, military, economic, and cultural contexts. This book explains why adventurers, traders, colonisers, generals, and envoys set out over and over to explore new horizons, the intentions that guided them, and the long-term consequences of their discoveries. By the third century CE remote civilizations were connected as never before and the foundational dynamics of these voyages later contributedto European overseas exploration in the Early Modern Age. To the Ends of the Earth not only offers a fresh look at the ancient world, but also significantly contributes to an understanding ofpremodern world history by releasing Greco-Roman antiquity from its relative isolation and placing it in a global context. To the Ends of the Earth is a major history of ancient exploration, one that fully incorporates evidence from Greco-Roman sources and those in China, Central Asia, India, Egypt, and Mesopotamia. It presents a compelling portrait of the adventurers who expanded knowledge of the world and brought far-flung civilizations closer than ever before. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

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Título
To the Ends of the Earth (Hardcover)
Autor
Raimund J. Schulz
Editorial
Oxford University Press Inc, New York
Año de publicación
2024
Estado
new
Encuadernación
Hardcover
Idioma
inglés
ISBN 10
019766802X
ISBN 13
9780197668023

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