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The Origin of Laws, Arts, and Sciences, and Their Progress Among the Most Ancient Nations, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint): From the Death of Jacob to the Establishment of Monarchy Among the Israelites - Couverture souple

Antoine-Yves Goguet

 
9780282227838: The Origin of Laws, Arts, and Sciences, and Their Progress Among the Most Ancient Nations, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint): From the Death of Jacob to the Establishment of Monarchy Among the Israelites

Synopsis

Discover how early civilizations shaped the laws, arts, and sciences that still influence us. This edition surveys Babylon, Assyria, Egypt, Greece, and more to trace progress from ancient times.

From the death of Jacob onward, the work traces how different peoples developed politics, arts, science, and trade across Asia and the Mediterranean. It blends history with cultural insight, highlighting how ancient societies moved from myth to method and how their ideas traveled and transformed.


  • See how governments formed and evolved in early civilizations, including Greeks and Egyptians.

  • Learn about early arts and crafts, architectural feats, and the development of writing and metallurgy.

  • Explore cross-cultural ideas, such as how planets and other natural phenomena were named and understood by various peoples.

  • Understand the author’s approach to evaluating historical sources and the limits of ancient records.



Ideal for readers of world history, ancient civilizations, and the roots of laws and sciences, this edition helps connect past ideas to the modern world.

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