Ancient African Civilizations: Kush and Axum / Edition 1

by Stanley Mayer Burstein

Overview

The first edition of this book provided teachers of African history, for the first time, with fully annotated translations of the most important Greek and Roman sources for the history of these two remarkable ancient African civilizations. The new edition retains all of the features that made the first edition so successful while significantly expanding the coverage of the history of Kush and Axum. The illustration program has been revised and new translations have been added including recently discovered Nubian and Axumite royal documents, and a new chapter treats the origins of the kingdom of Kush and its relations with Egypt and Persia.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781558765054
Publisher:	Wiener, Markus Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date:	08/10/2010
Edition description:	Updated and Expanded ed.
Pages:	200
Sales rank:	799,597
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

Editorial Reviews

The Ancient Kingdom of Kush (third century BCE to the fourth century CE, with earlier traces) and Axum (fourth century CE to the seventh century CE)...were reflections of ancient Egypt to the north, but with the collapse of Egypt, Kush flourished and then gave way to Axum. Scholarly interest in these two essentially unknown kingdoms has waxed greatly in the past three decades, with special museum exhibits and permanent installations, as interest in inland Africa has developed with marked significance. Burstein opens the volume with a brief survey of the two kingdoms; with introductions and important notes he then presents the ancient literary and epigraphical testimony for this region...A brief bibliography and photographs aid this significant volume.

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