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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... Greek values was a necessary condition for the blending of east and west to ... cities were very populous. According to Diodorus,47 the Alexandria which was ... cities were a means of containing rebellion in the future, and they were ...
... Greek values was a necessary condition for the blending of east and west to ... cities were very populous. According to Diodorus,47 the Alexandria which was ... cities were a means of containing rebellion in the future, and they were ...
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... Greek culture and mode of life,”49 and the conditions under which they lived ... cities, the most famous being Philippopolis (Plovdiv), which he established ... cities will have been originally very rough and ready. However, once the ...
... Greek culture and mode of life,”49 and the conditions under which they lived ... cities, the most famous being Philippopolis (Plovdiv), which he established ... cities will have been originally very rough and ready. However, once the ...
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... cities of Greece, was designed to inculcate a universal veneration for monarchy, and in an age where there was little deep—seated religious conviction, it provided a focus for displays of loyalty to the ruling dynasty and, more ...
... cities of Greece, was designed to inculcate a universal veneration for monarchy, and in an age where there was little deep—seated religious conviction, it provided a focus for displays of loyalty to the ruling dynasty and, more ...
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... city founders (Hephaistion had been active in such foundations in the northwest), and his worship was sanctioned by ... city of Skepsis voted Antigonos a precinct, altar, and cult statue in recognition of his defense of Greek liberty.67 ...
... city founders (Hephaistion had been active in such foundations in the northwest), and his worship was sanctioned by ... city of Skepsis voted Antigonos a precinct, altar, and cult statue in recognition of his defense of Greek liberty.67 ...
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... Greek world. The situation had changed for the worse during AleXander's ... cities.72 Eurther disruption occurred in 3I9, when Polyperchon and ... Greek cities of the south for military and political purposes, fomenting constitutional ...
... Greek world. The situation had changed for the worse during AleXander's ... cities.72 Eurther disruption occurred in 3I9, when Polyperchon and ... Greek cities of the south for military and political purposes, fomenting constitutional ...
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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