ISBN: Ostalo
Godina izdanja: 1984.
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani

London, Njujork 1984. Tvrd povez, zaštitni omot, engleski jezik, ilustrovano, XXX + 268 strana.
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Nearly three thousand years ago the Phoenicians set up trading colonies on the coast of North Africa, and ever since successive civilizations have been imposed on the local inhabitants, largely from outside. Carthaginians, Romans, Vandals, Byzantines, Arabs, Turks, French and Italians have all occupied the region in their time.

The Romans governed this part of Africa for six hundred cities, twelve thousand miles of roads and hundreds of aquaducts, some fifty miles long. The remains of many of these structures can be seen today.

At the height of its prosperity, during the second and third centuries AD, the area was the granary of Rome, and produced more olive oil than Italy itself.

The broadening horizons of the Roman Empire provided scope for the particular talents of a number of Africa`s sons: the writers Terence and Apuleius; the first African Roman Emperor Septimius Severus, famous Christian theologians like Tertulllian and Saint Augustine - these are just some who rose to meet the challenges of their age.




Sadržaj:
Acknowledgements
Preface
Chronology
A note on certain words
Introduction
I BETWEEN THE DESERT AND THE SEA
A land of drought
Flora and fauna
The first North Africans
Colonists from the sea
The threat from the Greeks
The neighbours of Carthage
II THE RISE OF CARTHAGE
The ghost of ancient Carthage
The recovery of greatness
The threat from the Libyans
War against the Greeks
The Greeks `conquer` Carthage
The new African kingdoms
III THE WARS BETWEEN ROME AND CARTHAGE
The Mercenary War
The move to Spain
Hannibal`s great enterprise
Sophonisba: a heroine for Carthage
Scipio`s revenge
The Third Punic War
IV NEW MASTERS FOR AFRICA
The Jugurthine War
The end of Numidian independence
The Roman occupation
Juba, King of Mauretania
The Third Augustan Legion
The revolt of Tacfarinas
A new modus vivendi
V THE CONQUEST OF A COUNTRY
Roads
Ports and aqueducts
The new model towns
The limes
VI GRANARY OF THE EMPIRE
Landlords and serfs, town and country
The harvester of Mactar
A mixed economy
Agriculture`s golden age
The importance of olives
The great irrigation schemes
Crafts and industry
VIl THE SIX HUNDRED CITIES
Building to impress
Building for pleasure and comfort
At home in a town house
Vlll CAREERS OPEN TO TALENT
Apuleius of Madauros
Soldiers from Africa
IX THE FIRST AFRICAN EMPEROR
The slow rise to power
The seat of power
The legacy of Septimius Severus
The Gordian rebellion
X THE NEW RELIGION
Survivals from the past
The cult of loyalty
The emergence of Christianity
The martyrdom of St. Perpetua
The father of Latin Christianity
St. Cyprian, bishop and martyr


The reforms of Diocletian A taste of la dolce vita
XI A Church divided
The conversion of Numidia
How the schism began
Tragedy turns to farce

Donatus, anti-bishop of Carthage
The involvement of the Emperor
The first appeal to force
The rise of terrorism
The rebellion of Firmus
The rebellion of Gildo
Xll THE GREATEST AFRICAN
Progress of a soul
Augustine`s early life
The crusade against the Donatists
The sack of Rome
A Catholic victory
The Vandal invasion
Xlll THE VANDAL INTERREGNUM
A pirate king
The tablettes Albertini
The coming of the camel
The last of the Vandals
XIV AFRICA RETURNS TO THE EAST
Victory over the Vandals
Resistance and rebellion
The new Africa
A precarious peace
The return of civil war
A Church militant
The house of Heraclius
The coming of the Arabs
Appendix of Site Plans
Selected Bibliography
Index