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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... lands of Arabia and constructing a vast arsenal on the Cilician coast in anticipation of a major offensive 8 in the west against Carthage and perhaps Southern Italy.7 ΙΟ THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO THE HELLENISTIC WORLD.
... lands of Arabia and constructing a vast arsenal on the Cilician coast in anticipation of a major offensive 8 in the west against Carthage and perhaps Southern Italy.7 ΙΟ THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO THE HELLENISTIC WORLD.
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... lands was proving unsus- tainable even under Alexander , and there was pressure on the provinces adjacent to the Hindu Kush as early as 316.12 Ten years later , after a show of force , Seleukos conceded the eastern satrapies of his ...
... lands was proving unsus- tainable even under Alexander , and there was pressure on the provinces adjacent to the Hindu Kush as early as 316.12 Ten years later , after a show of force , Seleukos conceded the eastern satrapies of his ...
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... lands (325–324), he extensively purged his Iranian gov- ernors and replaced them by relatively low-ranking Macedonians. That was a marked change from the early years of the campaign, when the satraps he appointed tended to be ...
... lands (325–324), he extensively purged his Iranian gov- ernors and replaced them by relatively low-ranking Macedonians. That was a marked change from the early years of the campaign, when the satraps he appointed tended to be ...
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... lands of the nomad Saka peo- ples and also to repel a nomad incursion.44 It is the military aspect that is stressed , to the exclusion of any economic , let alone cultural , motives . The intention was to have a garrison population of ...
... lands of the nomad Saka peo- ples and also to repel a nomad incursion.44 It is the military aspect that is stressed , to the exclusion of any economic , let alone cultural , motives . The intention was to have a garrison population of ...
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... land to install the theatres and gymnasia, which were the infrastructure of Hellenic culture. By the early third century, the inhabitants of remote Ai Khanum were visited by the leading peripatetic philosopher Klearchos of Soloi, who ...
... land to install the theatres and gymnasia, which were the infrastructure of Hellenic culture. By the early third century, the inhabitants of remote Ai Khanum were visited by the leading peripatetic philosopher Klearchos of Soloi, who ...
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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