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. If that were widely believed, it is hardly surprising that Alexander had them tried and executed. The senior commander was Kleandros, brother ofthe great marshal Koinos, who had represented the cause of the common soldier ...
... Alexander. If that were widely believed, it is hardly surprising that Alexander had them tried and executed. The senior commander was Kleandros, brother ofthe great marshal Koinos, who had represented the cause of the common soldier ...
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... Alexander's lifetime.”29 The name of Alexander was used to justify a power base independent of the monarchy, a situation that he would have regarded as anathema. Universal kingship based on conquest of an ever—expanding empire was ...
... Alexander's lifetime.”29 The name of Alexander was used to justify a power base independent of the monarchy, a situation that he would have regarded as anathema. Universal kingship based on conquest of an ever—expanding empire was ...
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... Alexander retained at Opis were treated as elite. Rightly so. Alexander's veterans had an expertise honed by years of continuous campaigning, which the Epzgonoi for all their flashy drill could not match. The Macedonians scoffed at them ...
... Alexander retained at Opis were treated as elite. Rightly so. Alexander's veterans had an expertise honed by years of continuous campaigning, which the Epzgonoi for all their flashy drill could not match. The Macedonians scoffed at them ...
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... Alexander married two princesses of the Achaemenid royalty, and around ninety of his Companions took brides from the ... AleXander's own mother Olympias, who came from the royalty of neighboring Molossia.4° Alexander himself was little ...
... Alexander married two princesses of the Achaemenid royalty, and around ninety of his Companions took brides from the ... AleXander's own mother Olympias, who came from the royalty of neighboring Molossia.4° Alexander himself was little ...
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... Alexander's plans to found Alexandria Eschate led to a local revolt that rapidly spread through the vast territory north of the Hindu Kush. His foundation was not seen as a cultural benefaction but as a sinister parasite, exploiting the ...
... Alexander's plans to found Alexandria Eschate led to a local revolt that rapidly spread through the vast territory north of the Hindu Kush. His foundation was not seen as a cultural benefaction but as a sinister parasite, exploiting the ...
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 |
The Cambridge Ancient History John Boardman,I. E. S. Edwards,N. G. L. Hammond,E. Sollberger No preview available - 1982 |
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