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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... Lysimachos and Leonnatos had the satrapies on either side of the Hellespont, where they would be in constant friction. In effect, Perdikkas was reversing the trend of Alexander's last years, which was to minimize the risk of disorder in ...
... Lysimachos and Leonnatos had the satrapies on either side of the Hellespont, where they would be in constant friction. In effect, Perdikkas was reversing the trend of Alexander's last years, which was to minimize the risk of disorder in ...
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... Lysimachos, and Ptolemy. The remaining future king, Antigonos the One-Eyed (Monophthalmos), was on duty as a general in Asia Minor. Ptolemy suggested that the council itself should govern the empire, exercising royal authority without a ...
... Lysimachos, and Ptolemy. The remaining future king, Antigonos the One-Eyed (Monophthalmos), was on duty as a general in Asia Minor. Ptolemy suggested that the council itself should govern the empire, exercising royal authority without a ...
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... Lysimachos in Thrace, and Seleukos in Babylon now allied against Antigonos. The major players, however, were becoming fewer in number. Another war raged inconclusively down to 311. At that point, a general peace was negotiated. This ...
... Lysimachos in Thrace, and Seleukos in Babylon now allied against Antigonos. The major players, however, were becoming fewer in number. Another war raged inconclusively down to 311. At that point, a general peace was negotiated. This ...
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... Lysimachos, and eventually Kassandros all followed suit. The Antigonids had done so through the mechanism of their army, visibly connecting to the previous Macedonian custom. There is considerable disagreement as to whether the custom ...
... Lysimachos, and eventually Kassandros all followed suit. The Antigonids had done so through the mechanism of their army, visibly connecting to the previous Macedonian custom. There is considerable disagreement as to whether the custom ...
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... Lysimachos in Thrace. Indeed, the two entered into a marriage alliance, with Lysimachos marrying a daughter of Ptolemy.8 Seleukos had begun as the least secure of the dynasts, but by this time, he had control of most of the old area of ...
... Lysimachos in Thrace. Indeed, the two entered into a marriage alliance, with Lysimachos marrying a daughter of Ptolemy.8 Seleukos had begun as the least secure of the dynasts, but by this time, he had control of most of the old area of ...
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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