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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... Droysen's concept of Alexander, the inaugurator of the new age is his vision of the god king. Absolute monarchy was the basis of Alexander's regime, and it was underpinned by promotion of his godhead. This was a purely political process ...
... Droysen's concept of Alexander, the inaugurator of the new age is his vision of the god king. Absolute monarchy was the basis of Alexander's regime, and it was underpinned by promotion of his godhead. This was a purely political process ...
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... Droysen's Geschichte des Hellenismus (Gotha 1877—8), and was reprinted in 1952 (shorn of many ofthe footnotes) under the editorship ofErich Bayer. There is now a new edition, under the auspices of the Alpha Bank, which contains Droysen's ...
... Droysen's Geschichte des Hellenismus (Gotha 1877—8), and was reprinted in 1952 (shorn of many ofthe footnotes) under the editorship ofErich Bayer. There is now a new edition, under the auspices of the Alpha Bank, which contains Droysen's ...
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... [Droysen (19Io)111], bitterly contrasting the chequered initial reception of the work with its three reprints after Prussia's victories over her “old enemy.” For a detailed discussion ofthe evolution ofthe concept, see Bichler (I983) 33 ...
... [Droysen (19Io)111], bitterly contrasting the chequered initial reception of the work with its three reprints after Prussia's victories over her “old enemy.” For a detailed discussion ofthe evolution ofthe concept, see Bichler (I983) 33 ...
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... Droysen (1931) 458, repeated verbatim in the second edition [Droysen (1952) 418]. Arr. 7.6.1. 8.2; Plut. Alex. 71.1; Diod. 17.108.1-2. For the training and later history of these troops see Hammond (1990). Arr. 7.11 .1-3. Diod. 17.108.3 ...
... Droysen (1931) 458, repeated verbatim in the second edition [Droysen (1952) 418]. Arr. 7.6.1. 8.2; Plut. Alex. 71.1; Diod. 17.108.1-2. For the training and later history of these troops see Hammond (1990). Arr. 7.11 .1-3. Diod. 17.108.3 ...
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... Droysen (1931) 485, (1952) 442, both passages rather unhappy elaborations ofPlut. Mar. 328c. Arr. 4.1.3-4, on which ... Droysen (1931) 461-2: essentially the same, with the rhetoric modified, in Droysen (I952) 423—4Eor the historical ...
... Droysen (1931) 485, (1952) 442, both passages rather unhappy elaborations ofPlut. Mar. 328c. Arr. 4.1.3-4, on which ... Droysen (1931) 461-2: essentially the same, with the rhetoric modified, in Droysen (I952) 423—4Eor the historical ...
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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