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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... Romans absorbed Greek culture and promoted its international dissemination. The culmination of the process is not Augustus and the end of the Ptolemaic regime but the ministry of]esus. This general vision is strongly influenced by ...
... Romans absorbed Greek culture and promoted its international dissemination. The culmination of the process is not Augustus and the end of the Ptolemaic regime but the ministry of]esus. This general vision is strongly influenced by ...
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... comes through the medium ofthe Roman author Curtius Rufus (7.8.II-30). Cf. Baynham (1998) 87-9; Bosworth (2002) 195-6; Ballasteros-Pastor (2003). 16 I7 18 19 2O 2.I 2.2 23 24 25 24 THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION To THE HELLENIsTIc WORLD.
... comes through the medium ofthe Roman author Curtius Rufus (7.8.II-30). Cf. Baynham (1998) 87-9; Bosworth (2002) 195-6; Ballasteros-Pastor (2003). 16 I7 18 19 2O 2.I 2.2 23 24 25 24 THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION To THE HELLENIsTIc WORLD.
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... Romans, along with the religious and cultural heritage of the Hellenistic World, to be adapted and find its culmination in Roman imperial culture. The Aftermath of Alexander's Death When Alexander the Great died in Babylon in June 323 ...
... Romans, along with the religious and cultural heritage of the Hellenistic World, to be adapted and find its culmination in Roman imperial culture. The Aftermath of Alexander's Death When Alexander the Great died in Babylon in June 323 ...
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... Romans in the second century. The north, with the access down the great river valleys of the Axios (Vardar) and the Strymon (Struma), was more of a problem and would remain so even for the Romans in the first century.13 To the south ...
... Romans in the second century. The north, with the access down the great river valleys of the Axios (Vardar) and the Strymon (Struma), was more of a problem and would remain so even for the Romans in the first century.13 To the south ...
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... Roman period when Egypt became the personal possession of Augustus and his successors. The spread of Greek culture throughout the Hellenistic East, the desire for those populations to maintain their Greek heritage in humane letters, and ...
... Roman period when Egypt became the personal possession of Augustus and his successors. The spread of Greek culture throughout the Hellenistic East, the desire for those populations to maintain their Greek heritage in humane letters, and ...
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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