The Cambridge Companion to the Hellenistic WorldThis Companion volume offers fifteen original essays on the Hellenistic world and is intended to complement and supplement general histories of the period from Alexander the Great to Kleopatra VII of Egypt. Each chapter treats a different aspect of the Hellenistic world - religion, philosophy, family, economy, material culture, and military campaigns, among other topics. The essays address key questions about this period: To what extent were Alexander's conquests responsible for the creation of this new 'Hellenistic' age? What is the essence of this world and how does it differ from its Classical predecessor? What continuities and discontinuities can be identified? Collectively, the essays provide an in-depth view of a complex world. The volume also provides a bibliography on the topics along with recommendations for further reading. |
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An autocratic regime, based on enlightened cultural and political principles, had first conquered and then civilized the world, and the process might be repeated in the modern era. Under those circumstances, it was easy to accept the ...
An autocratic regime, based on enlightened cultural and political principles, had first conquered and then civilized the world, and the process might be repeated in the modern era. Under those circumstances, it was easy to accept the ...
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The crushing of dissent at court was paralleled by denial of the resources for revolt in the satrapies. Once Alexander was dead, the situation changed radically. The first act of the drama was near civil war, ...
The crushing of dissent at court was paralleled by denial of the resources for revolt in the satrapies. Once Alexander was dead, the situation changed radically. The first act of the drama was near civil war, ...
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By early 324, the first contingent, said to have been around 30,000 strong, appeared in Susa and joined Alexander's military establishment, giving an impressive display of parade ground discipline.“ They were intended to supplement the ...
By early 324, the first contingent, said to have been around 30,000 strong, appeared in Susa and joined Alexander's military establishment, giving an impressive display of parade ground discipline.“ They were intended to supplement the ...
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His first historian, Kallisthenes, depicted him on the eve of Gaugamela praying to the gods for victory on the grounds ofhis divine sonship, and his father duly complied. Divine sonship was enhanced by achievement.
His first historian, Kallisthenes, depicted him on the eve of Gaugamela praying to the gods for victory on the grounds ofhis divine sonship, and his father duly complied. Divine sonship was enhanced by achievement.
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When the Lamian War broke out in 323 , Antipatros, viceroy in Macedonia, was embarrassed by the lack of available troops and promptly suffered the first battle defeat an army from Macedonia had experienced since Philip's setback at the ...
When the Lamian War broke out in 323 , Antipatros, viceroy in Macedonia, was embarrassed by the lack of available troops and promptly suffered the first battle defeat an army from Macedonia had experienced since Philip's setback at the ...
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Contents
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THE POLIS AND FEDERAL1sM | 52 |
Hellenistic Economies | 73 |
2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 500 BC AD | 85 |
The Hellenistic Family | 93 |
6 HIsToRY AND RHETORIC | 113 |
7 MATERIAL CULTURE | 136 |
Hellenistic Art | 158 |
Language and Literature | 186 |
GREEK RELIGION | 208 |
Philosophy for Life | 223 |
Science Medicine | 241 |
Sideelevation Unbroken lines show the Sambuca in horizontal position Broken | 260 |
Hellenistic Military | 265 |
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The Cambridge Ancient History John Boardman,I. E. S. Edwards,N. G. L. Hammond,E. Sollberger No preview available - 1982 |
The Cambridge Ancient History John Boardman,I. E. S. Edwards,N. G. L. Hammond,E. Sollberger No preview available - 1982 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Cambridge Companion to the Hellenistic World Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World |
| Editor | Glenn R. Bugh |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, 2006 |
| ISBN | 1139827111, 9781139827119 |
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