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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... Alexander had exercised sovereign power over the whole of his empire and did all he could to reduce the local power of the satraps. Thanks to Antipatros, central control gradually disappeared. The satraps were formidable men who had ...
... Alexander had exercised sovereign power over the whole of his empire and did all he could to reduce the local power of the satraps. Thanks to Antipatros, central control gradually disappeared. The satraps were formidable men who had ...
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... 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 . The Epigonoi stayed with ...
... 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 . The Epigonoi stayed with ...
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... Alexander's own mother Olympias , who came from the royalty of neighboring Molossia.40 Alexander himself was little more Macedonian than the children he planned to engender with his Persian wives . The rationale was the same as Philip's ...
... Alexander's own mother Olympias , who came from the royalty of neighboring Molossia.40 Alexander himself was little more Macedonian than the children he planned to engender with his Persian wives . The rationale was the same as Philip's ...
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... Alexander's plans to found Alexandria Eschate led to a local revolt that rapidly spread through the vast ter- ritory north of the Hindu Kush . His foundation was not seen as a cultural benefaction but as a sinister parasite , exploiting ...
... Alexander's plans to found Alexandria Eschate led to a local revolt that rapidly spread through the vast ter- ritory north of the Hindu Kush . His foundation was not seen as a cultural benefaction but as a sinister parasite , exploiting ...
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... Alexander. That fear was reinforced by Alexander's marshals at Babylon, who sent a large expeditionary force to block their passage back to Greece. After a pitched battle, the settlers were worsted and agreed to return to their ...
... Alexander. That fear was reinforced by Alexander's marshals at Babylon, who sent a large expeditionary force to block their passage back to Greece. After a pitched battle, the settlers were worsted and agreed to return to their ...
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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