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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... King, sending forces to Ochos' invasion of Egypt, and in 333, he had been spared invasion by Alexander.” He became de facto independent and refused to accept Macedonian sovereignty; and in what Alexander must have seen as exacerbated ...
... King, sending forces to Ochos' invasion of Egypt, and in 333, he had been spared invasion by Alexander.” He became de facto independent and refused to accept Macedonian sovereignty; and in what Alexander must have seen as exacerbated ...
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... Kings of Persia. The leaders of the rebellion were captured and brought before Alexander.” However, the success is accredited, not to the European commanders of the holding army, but to the Iranian satrap of Media, who was unwilling to ...
... Kings of Persia. The leaders of the rebellion were captured and brought before Alexander.” However, the success is accredited, not to the European commanders of the holding army, but to the Iranian satrap of Media, who was unwilling to ...
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... kings and the army if he surrounded himself with men personally loyal to himself, like his brother Alketas and his ... kings and then, in 3I9, returned to Macedonia with the kings, who were never again to set foot in Asia.28 This marked ...
... kings and the army if he surrounded himself with men personally loyal to himself, like his brother Alketas and his ... kings and then, in 3I9, returned to Macedonia with the kings, who were never again to set foot in Asia.28 This marked ...
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... kings, especially if (like Antipatros and his son Kassandros) they had not participated in the war of conquest. Satrapies accordingly became dynastic holdings, as Seleukos was to inform Antigonos when he demanded to audit the accounts ...
... kings, especially if (like Antipatros and his son Kassandros) they had not participated in the war of conquest. Satrapies accordingly became dynastic holdings, as Seleukos was to inform Antigonos when he demanded to audit the accounts ...
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... king presented them with military commands and created a select group of “Kinsmen” who were given the privilege of the royal kiss.36 At the banquet of reconciliation, he made a solemn prayer for Macedonians and Persians to enjoy concord ...
... king presented them with military commands and created a select group of “Kinsmen” who were given the privilege of the royal kiss.36 At the banquet of reconciliation, he made a solemn prayer for Macedonians and Persians to enjoy concord ...
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 |
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