Civilizace starověkého Středomoří I. + II. díl – Burian Jan (2020)

The cradle of civilization, the cradle of culture, the cradle of knowledge – this is how the vast Mediterranean region could be described, where events and occurrences took place many centuries ago, from which our present has evolved and grown. Not only the European one, but in a broader sense, the Euro-Atlantic. The Near East, Asia Minor, the Nile Valley, the Aegean, and the Apennine Peninsula were home to ancient nations, connected by the Mediterranean Sea, which created the first state formations in human history thousands of years ago, formed their communities and socio-economic structures, and developed their creative potential across a range of educational fields, scientific disciplines, and forms of art. From the cultural heritage of Greco-Roman antiquity and its Eastern predecessors emerged the European Middle Ages and Modern Age, from which humanity still draws in many areas today. Two leading Czech historians, Pavel Oliva and Jan Burian, have joined forces to bring this significant stage of human history, the ancient world, closer to the present day and to provide the Czech reader with the most comprehensive knowledge and introduce them to the immense cultural wealth of the past. The focus of their synthetic interpretation lies in the so-called political...