Ancient Near East, Greece and Rome

Jack L. Schwartzwald is a clinical assistant professor of medicine at Brown University’s Warren Alpert School of Medicine.

“an interesting and engaging voice that grabs the reader’s attention right from the beginning and keeps them going for the whole book...an excellent reference tool”—San Francisco Book Review; “Jack Schwartzwald has authored a well-researched, skillfully crafted, engagingly written book. It should have considerable appeal to the general reader and to those who, like Schwartzwald, have a genuine passion for history.”—Robert Weisbord, University of Rhode Island; “In most of Europe and America we have lost touch with the grand sweep of western history. Jack Schwartzwald reminds us of those ancient foundations upon which is built all that is good in the western heritage. I recommend this book for the casual reader who seeks an understanding of these foundations.” —Kenneth Calvert, Hillsdale College

• Table of ContentsPrefacePart I. The Cradle of Civilization: The Ancient Near EastPart II. The Cradle of Western Civilization: Ancient GreecePart III. The Cradle of the Nation-State: Ancient RomeNotesBibliographyIndex