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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... Olympias , who came from the royalty of neighboring Molossia.40 Alexander himself was little more Macedonian than the children he planned to engender with his Persian wives . The rationale was the same as Philip's , to create pockets of ...
... Olympias , who came from the royalty of neighboring Molossia.40 Alexander himself was little more Macedonian than the children he planned to engender with his Persian wives . The rationale was the same as Philip's , to create pockets of ...
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... Olympia , a circular construction that accommodated statues of gold and ivory ( the traditional materi- als for cult images ) . 58 What exactly he envisaged is uncertain , for the building was completed after his death , but the three ...
... Olympia , a circular construction that accommodated statues of gold and ivory ( the traditional materi- als for cult images ) . 58 What exactly he envisaged is uncertain , for the building was completed after his death , but the three ...
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... Olympias and a Eurydike were also honored with chryselephantine statues , but were transferred to the nearby temple of Hera . The date and circumstances of the removal are uncertain , but it seems as though some Argead ladies were ...
... Olympias and a Eurydike were also honored with chryselephantine statues , but were transferred to the nearby temple of Hera . The date and circumstances of the removal are uncertain , but it seems as though some Argead ladies were ...
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... and infancy on the other), they became the symbols of power for other factions. Alexander's mother, Olympias, offered a marriage alliance to Perdikkas in 322, namely the hand of 30 The Cambridge Companion to the Hellenistic World.
... and infancy on the other), they became the symbols of power for other factions. Alexander's mother, Olympias, offered a marriage alliance to Perdikkas in 322, namely the hand of 30 The Cambridge Companion to the Hellenistic World.
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... Olympias' archrival. The possibility of being a royal uncle and regent, which could mean a path to kingship itself, was too much for Perdikkas to let go. Further, Ptolemy entered the picture at this point by hijacking Alexander's ...
... Olympias' archrival. The possibility of being a royal uncle and regent, which could mean a path to kingship itself, was too much for Perdikkas to let go. Further, Ptolemy entered the picture at this point by hijacking Alexander's ...
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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