The Cambridge Companion to the Hellenistic WorldGlenn R. Bugh Cambridge University Press, 2006 M05 1 This 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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... Antipatros,18 or Antigonos himself, who came from the nobility of the capital.19 Part of the motivation was political, to detach men who had been prominent in his father's reign, so that he could impress his own will on the remaining ...
... Antipatros,18 or Antigonos himself, who came from the nobility of the capital.19 Part of the motivation was political, to detach men who had been prominent in his father's reign, so that he could impress his own will on the remaining ...
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... Antipatros made a secondary distribution in the name of the kings and then, in 319, returned to Macedonia with the kings, who were never again to set foot in Asia.28 This marked the real beginning of the new age. 0521828791c01 CB1016 ...
... Antipatros made a secondary distribution in the name of the kings and then, in 319, returned to Macedonia with the kings, who were never again to set foot in Asia.28 This marked the real beginning of the new age. 0521828791c01 CB1016 ...
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... Antipatros, central control gradually disappeared. The satraps were formidable men who had either received their satrapies from Alexander or saw them as their proper reward for their part in the conquest of the Persian empire. It was ...
... Antipatros, central control gradually disappeared. The satraps were formidable men who had either received their satrapies from Alexander or saw them as their proper reward for their part in the conquest of the Persian empire. It was ...
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... Antipatros deprived them of their citizen rights at the end of the Lamian War.51 Like Alexander's settlers, they were reluctant colonists, implanted “to put a curb on the Thracians' boldness” (Diod. 16.71.2). There was no conscious ...
... Antipatros deprived them of their citizen rights at the end of the Lamian War.51 Like Alexander's settlers, they were reluctant colonists, implanted “to put a curb on the Thracians' boldness” (Diod. 16.71.2). There was no conscious ...
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... Antipatros ' deputy , Polyperchon , was so denuded of resources that he was unable to prevent the Aitolians from annexing most of the Thes- salian cities.72 Further disruption occurred in 319 , when Polyperchon and Antipatros ' son ...
... Antipatros ' deputy , Polyperchon , was so denuded of resources that he was unable to prevent the Aitolians from annexing most of the Thes- salian cities.72 Further disruption occurred in 319 , when Polyperchon and Antipatros ' son ...
Contents
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Section 2 | 52 |
Section 3 | 73 |
Section 4 | 93 |
Section 5 | 94 |
Section 6 | 113 |
Section 7 | 136 |
Section 8 | 158 |
Section 9 | 186 |
Section 10 | 208 |
Section 11 | 223 |
Section 12 | 241 |
Section 13 | 246 |
Section 14 | 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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