Memory and the Mediterranean

Chronicles The History Of The Mediterranean, Discussing The Geographical And Social Landscape That Led To The Development Of Western Culture, Profiling The Rise To Power Of The Egyptians, Phoenicians, Etruscans, Greeks, And Romans. Introduction / Oswyn Murray -- Preamble / Christopher Logue -- Ch. 1. Seeing The Sea -- Ch. 2. The Long March To Civilization -- Ch. 3. A Twofold Birth -- Ch. 4. Centuries Of Unity: The Seas Of The Levant 2500-1200 B.c. -- Ch. 5. All Change: The Twelfth To The Eights Centuries B.c. -- Ch. 6. Colonization: The Discovery Of The Mediterranean Far West In The Tenth To Sixth Centuries B.c. -- Ch. 7. The Miracle Of Greece -- Ch. 8. The Roman Takeover Of The Greater Mediterranean -- App. I. Table Of Prehistoric Ages And Anthropoids. Fernand Braudel ; Text Edited By Roselyne De Ayala And Paule Braudel ; Translated From The French By Siân Reynolds. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 345-347) And Index. A chronicle of the Mediterranean by the late historian ranges from the early geology of the region through the rise and fall of the great ancient civilizations--the Phoenicians, Etruscans, Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, and Mesopotamians--that survived and thrived to transform world history and culture. 25,000 first printing.