A Companion to the Hellenistic World
Covering the period from the death of Alexander the Great to the celebrated defeat of Antony and Cleopatra at the hands of Augustus, this authoritative Companion explores the world that Alexander created but did not live to see. Comprises 29 original essays by leading international scholars Essential reading for courses on Hellenistic history Combines narrative and thematic approaches to the period Draws on the very latest research Covers a broad range of topics, spanning political, religious, …
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Covering the period from the death of Alexander the Great to the celebrated defeat of Antony and Cleopatra at the hands of Augustus, this authoritative Companion explores the world that Alexander created but did not live to see. Comprises 29 original essays by leading international scholars Essential reading for courses on Hellenistic history Combines narrative and thematic approaches to the period Draws on the very latest research Covers a broad range of topics, spanning political, religious, social, economic and cultural history.
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- Publication Date:©2005.
- Edition:1st ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
- Place of Publication:Hoboken
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2005.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (624 pages).
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780470997314, 0470997311
- oclc:on1373423782
- LC Classification:DE86.C65 2005
- Dewey Decimal:938.07
Table of Contents
Intro -- A Companion to the Hellenistic World -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Ancient Authors: Abbreviations and Glossary -- Reference Works: Abbreviations -- 1 Approaching the Hellenistic World -- PART I NARRATIVES -- 2 After Alexander: the Emergence of the Hellenistic World,323-281 -- 3 An Uneasy Balance: from the Death of Seleukos to the Battle of Raphia -- 4 The Arrival of Rome: from the Illyrian Wars to the Fall of Macedon -- 5 Subjection and Resistance: to the Death of Mithradates -- 6 A Roman East: Pompey's Settlement to the Death of Augustus -- PART II PROTAGONISTS -- 7 The Ptolemies and Egypt -- 8 The Seleukids and Asia -- 9 Macedon and the Mainland, 280-221 -- 10 The Attalids of Pergamon -- PART III CHANGE AND CONTINUITY -- 11 Kings -- 12 Cities -- 13 The Past in a Hellenistic Present: Myth and Local Tradition -- 14 Space and Geography -- PART IV GREEKS AND OTHERS -- 15 Town and Country in Ptolemaic Egypt -- 16 Jews and Greeks -- 17 The Galatians: Representation and Reality -- 18 Beyond Greeks and Barbarians: Italy and Sicily in theHellenistic Age -- PART V SOCIETY AND ECONOMY -- 19 Family Structu…
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