A history of the Hellenistic world
by Errington, R. M., (Robert Malcolm)
"A History of the Hellenistic World provides a new, authoritative account of the period following the reign of Alexander the Great. With clear narration and extensive documentation, the book explains the highly complex political history of the Hellenistic period." "The text thoroughly explores each region of the Hellenistic world, emphasizing the political metamorphosis of Greek society under the impact of Macedonian expansion. It highlights the evolving relationship between Greek city-states a…
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- Full title :A history of the Hellenistic world / R. Malcolm Errington.
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"A History of the Hellenistic World provides a new, authoritative account of the period following the reign of Alexander the Great. With clear narration and extensive documentation, the book explains the highly complex political history of the Hellenistic period." "The text thoroughly explores each region of the Hellenistic world, emphasizing the political metamorphosis of Greek society under the impact of Macedonian expansion. It highlights the evolving relationship between Greek city-states and the new monarchies, and traces the Macedonian roots of the creation of the Hellenistic world while examining the development of new non-Macedonian monarchies in Asia Minor."--Jacket.
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- Publication Date:2008.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Place of Publication:Malden, MA
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2008.
The Physical Object
- Description:xiv, 348 pages : : illustrations, maps ; : 26 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780631233879, 0631233873, 9780631233886, 0631233881
- oclc:ocn148732871
- LC Classification:DE86
- Dewey Decimal:938/.08
Table of Contents
From Babylon to Triparadeisos -- Kassander and Polyperchon -- Antigonos -- Seleukos -- Lysimachos -- Ptolemy -- Kassander and Europe -- After Ipsos -- Demetrios as king of the Macedonians -- Asia Minor -- Towards war -- again --The new kings -- Land distributions and city foundations -- Regional government -- Keraunos and the Celtic invasion -- The rise of the Aitolian League and Delphi -- Pyrrhos and Antigonos Gonatas -- Antigonos Gonatas and the Chremonidean War -- Aitolia and Achaia -- The leagues expand -- Antigonos Doson -- Retrospect -- The structure of empire -- Antiochos I "Soter" -- The middle years -- Power and government -- Founding Ptolemaic rule -- New and old -- Alexandria and Ptolemais -- Ruler cult -- External possessions -- Egypt -- Seleukid Asia -- Europe -- Intermezzo -- Romans in the Balkans -- Antiochos III -- Asia -- Europe -- Macedonia -- Achaia -- Athens -- The "sixth Syrian War" -- Western Asia Minor -- Antiochos IV -- The dynasty collapses -- Terminal cancer -- Anatolia becomes Hellenistic -- The "first Mithridatic War" -- Anatolia becomes Roman -- Ptolemy VI "Philometor" -- Ptolemy VIII "Euergetes" II -- Woman power -- Kleopatra "Philopator" and the end …
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