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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... Philip and Alexander was not intended as a political manifesto for the present, but it was eagerly seized upon as foreshadowing what could be achieved by the German states united under the leadership of the Prussian monarchy.1 An ...
... Philip and Alexander was not intended as a political manifesto for the present, but it was eagerly seized upon as foreshadowing what could be achieved by the German states united under the leadership of the Prussian monarchy.1 An ...
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... Philip himself had notoriously married for war , taking two Thessalian brides after he had acquired control over Larisa and Pherai : There were also Illyrian and Getic wives , not to mention Alexander's own mother Olympias , who came ...
... Philip himself had notoriously married for war , taking two Thessalian brides after he had acquired control over Larisa and Pherai : There were also Illyrian and Getic wives , not to mention Alexander's own mother Olympias , who came ...
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... Philip himself. After several campaigns in Thrace, he established a num- ber of cities, the most famous being Philippopolis (Plovdiv), which he established with a population of 2,000 immigrant settlers.50 They were later thrown open to ...
... Philip himself. After several campaigns in Thrace, he established a num- ber of cities, the most famous being Philippopolis (Plovdiv), which he established with a population of 2,000 immigrant settlers.50 They were later thrown open to ...
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... Philip is at the background . There is little doubt that he presented himself as something superhuman . Comparatively early in his reign , he had acquired the city of Krenides , with its access to the prodigiously productive mines of Mt ...
... Philip is at the background . There is little doubt that he presented himself as something superhuman . Comparatively early in his reign , he had acquired the city of Krenides , with its access to the prodigiously productive mines of Mt ...
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... Philip. It was an attractive sug- gestion, recalling the dual paternity of his ancestor Herakles,62 and the visit to the sanctuary of Zeus Ammon in the Libyan Desert confirmed his belief. His first historian, Kallisthenes, depicted him ...
... Philip. It was an attractive sug- gestion, recalling the dual paternity of his ancestor Herakles,62 and the visit to the sanctuary of Zeus Ammon in the Libyan Desert confirmed his belief. His first historian, Kallisthenes, depicted him ...
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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