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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... cavalry commander, Kleitos, after Kleitos had drunkenly criticized the increasingly absolutist ten- dencies of the monarchy.21 A highly significant episode occurred in late 325 when Alexander purged the European military commanders in ...
... cavalry commander, Kleitos, after Kleitos had drunkenly criticized the increasingly absolutist ten- dencies of the monarchy.21 A highly significant episode occurred in late 325 when Alexander purged the European military commanders in ...
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... cavalry playing off against each other and the Macedonian marshals intriguing for supremacy. It was only with the utmost difficulty that Perdikkas achieved the regency, and he did so against the forthright opposition of Ptolemy and ...
... cavalry playing off against each other and the Macedonian marshals intriguing for supremacy. It was only with the utmost difficulty that Perdikkas achieved the regency, and he did so against the forthright opposition of Ptolemy and ...
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... cavalry and infantry.33 Alexander was doing the same on a much greater scale . However , once the Macedonians had given way and accepted the mass demobilization , there is little further reference in the sources to the Iranian troops ...
... cavalry and infantry.33 Alexander was doing the same on a much greater scale . However , once the Macedonians had given way and accepted the mass demobilization , there is little further reference in the sources to the Iranian troops ...
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... cavalry guard of Companions.70 The attributes of Persian and Macedonian royalty were blended , but the scale was almost absurdly different . Leonnatos was the satrap elect of Hellespontine Phrygia , appointed by his pre- vious colleague ...
... cavalry guard of Companions.70 The attributes of Persian and Macedonian royalty were blended , but the scale was almost absurdly different . Leonnatos was the satrap elect of Hellespontine Phrygia , appointed by his pre- vious colleague ...
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... cavalry , but he immediately embarked on a costly war against the other dynasts and was never able to deploy his army as a whole . There were always other contenders for supremacy , and the unique coercive force that Alexander could ...
... cavalry , but he immediately embarked on a costly war against the other dynasts and was never able to deploy his army as a whole . There were always other contenders for supremacy , and the unique coercive force that Alexander could ...
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 |
Other editions - View all
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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