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 world. A levelling process takes place, a fusion (“Verschmelzung”) of east and west encouraged by the overarching monarchy of Alexander and his Successors. The crucial aspect of the fusion was religious syncretism, the tendency to ...
... Greek world. A levelling process takes place, a fusion (“Verschmelzung”) of east and west encouraged by the overarching monarchy of Alexander and his Successors. The crucial aspect of the fusion was religious syncretism, the tendency to ...
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... Greek world (Diod. I6.92.5). Shortly before that, he had begun the building of the celebrated Philippeion at the entrance to the sacred area of Olympia, a circular construction that accommodated statues of gold and ivory (the ...
... Greek world (Diod. I6.92.5). Shortly before that, he had begun the building of the celebrated Philippeion at the entrance to the sacred area of Olympia, a circular construction that accommodated statues of gold and ivory (the ...
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... Greek world. The situation had changed for the worse during AleXander's reign. 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 ...
... Greek world. The situation had changed for the worse during AleXander's reign. 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 ...
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... Greek population brought in by Ptolemy and the usual trappings of Greek civic government and institutions. There was also a considerable settlement of Greeks around the Fayoum, the lake district west of the lower Nile Valley, and ...
... Greek population brought in by Ptolemy and the usual trappings of Greek civic government and institutions. There was also a considerable settlement of Greeks around the Fayoum, the lake district west of the lower Nile Valley, and ...
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... Greek. The title used by the Ptolemies was the ancient formula: “King of the Two Lands.” Each Ptolemy bore the traditional five names of Pharaoh in the cartouche, only one of which was his actual call name and the rest were connected to ...
... Greek. The title used by the Ptolemies was the ancient formula: “King of the Two Lands.” Each Ptolemy bore the traditional five names of Pharaoh in the cartouche, only one of which was his actual call name and the rest were connected to ...
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 |
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