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In a long and distinguished career, Chester Starr has written on topics ranging from early man, to the early Athenian democracy, to the role of sea power in the classical world. And one of his finest works--the product of his broad interests and expertise--has been A History... Read Full Overview

Reflecting five decades of teaching and research, and drawing on the most recent scholarship, the fourth edition of this widely-read history provides the same broad coverage, chronological framework, and absorbing literary style that distinguished previous editions. For the new... Read Full Overview

In this thoroughly revised edition, the author taKes advantage of the most recent archaeological and anthropological discoveries. He has also reworked the sections covering early Greece and the growth of the Roman Emire to reflect his changing view of the economic and social... Read Full Overview

Reflecting four decades of teaching and research, and drawing on the most recent scholarship, the third edition of this book continues to provide the broad coverage, chronological framework, and absorbing literary style that distinguished the previous editions. In the present... Read Full Overview