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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... Greece. After a pitched battle, the settlers were worsted and agreed to return to their settlements – only to be massacred by the Macedonians who disregarded the sworn pact. Nothing could make it clearer that the settlements were to be ...
... Greece. After a pitched battle, the settlers were worsted and agreed to return to their settlements – only to be massacred by the Macedonians who disregarded the sworn pact. Nothing could make it clearer that the settlements were to be ...
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... Greece , was designed to inculcate a universal veneration for monarchy , and in an age where there was little deep - seated religious conviction , it pro- vided a focus for displays of loyalty to the ruling dynasty and , more ...
... Greece , was designed to inculcate a universal veneration for monarchy , and in an age where there was little deep - seated religious conviction , it pro- vided a focus for displays of loyalty to the ruling dynasty and , more ...
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... Greece . The complicated situation was even more precar- ious when the dynasts east of the Balkans impinged on Greek poli- tics . For a brief spell in 312 , two nephews of Antigonos , Telesphoros and Polemaios , originally commissioned ...
... Greece . The complicated situation was even more precar- ious when the dynasts east of the Balkans impinged on Greek poli- tics . For a brief spell in 312 , two nephews of Antigonos , Telesphoros and Polemaios , originally commissioned ...
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... Greece, with considerably more success. Demetrios broke the siege of Athens by Kassandros and restored the Hellenic League (to bring the Greek poleis in on the Antigonid side). By late 302, Demetrios was poised for the invasion of ...
... Greece, with considerably more success. Demetrios broke the siege of Athens by Kassandros and restored the Hellenic League (to bring the Greek poleis in on the Antigonid side). By late 302, Demetrios was poised for the invasion of ...
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... Greece proper , while he himself took command of the fleet and left to try his hand in Asia Minor . But in the maneuvering against Lysimachos , Demetrios ' luck finally ran out . He fell back to the south and was captured by Seleukos in ...
... Greece proper , while he himself took command of the fleet and left to try his hand in Asia Minor . But in the maneuvering against Lysimachos , Demetrios ' luck finally ran out . He fell back to the south and was captured by Seleukos in ...
Contents
28 | |
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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