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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... mercenaries and Macedonian - trained Asiatics with minimal casualties . 35 The Epigonoi enjoyed only a brief prominence . They were quickly absorbed into a broader mass of Macedonian trained infantry , with Alexander's veterans taking a ...
... mercenaries and Macedonian - trained Asiatics with minimal casualties . 35 The Epigonoi enjoyed only a brief prominence . They were quickly absorbed into a broader mass of Macedonian trained infantry , with Alexander's veterans taking a ...
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... mercenaries , superannuated Macedonians , and perhaps friendly natives , who would be supported by an agrarian population already established in the area . That can be seen in the one excavated foundation , the site of Ai Khanum on the ...
... mercenaries , superannuated Macedonians , and perhaps friendly natives , who would be supported by an agrarian population already established in the area . That can be seen in the one excavated foundation , the site of Ai Khanum on the ...
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... mercenary forces , was dispersed between the contenders . Alexander remained a symbol of invincibility and world empire , but in practice , he had little concrete effect on the regimes that succeeded him . If there was a new age , it ...
... mercenary forces , was dispersed between the contenders . Alexander remained a symbol of invincibility and world empire , but in practice , he had little concrete effect on the regimes that succeeded him . If there was a new age , it ...
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... mercenaries , and the community was placed under the direct rule of one of the Companions [ Arr . 4.22.5 ; cf. Bosworth ( 1995 ) 143 ] . Diod . 18.4.8 , 7.1–9 . See also Sachs and Hunger ( 1988 ) 211. For discussion , see Schober ( 1981 ) ...
... mercenaries , and the community was placed under the direct rule of one of the Companions [ Arr . 4.22.5 ; cf. Bosworth ( 1995 ) 143 ] . Diod . 18.4.8 , 7.1–9 . See also Sachs and Hunger ( 1988 ) 211. For discussion , see Schober ( 1981 ) ...
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... mercenaries). That meant that at least two thirds of the population must have emigrated. Those that were left were arguably the best troops in the Hellenistic World, man for man, but they were fewer in number. It did relieve one ...
... mercenaries). That meant that at least two thirds of the population must have emigrated. Those that were left were arguably the best troops in the Hellenistic World, man for man, but they were fewer in number. It did relieve one ...
Contents
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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 |
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