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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... Egypt to displace Ptolemy in late306 and failed miserably. At this point, Demetrios then besieged the city of Rhodes over the course of the next year and failed again. Demetrios got his nickname as the “Sacker of Cities” as an ironic ...
... Egypt to displace Ptolemy in late306 and failed miserably. At this point, Demetrios then besieged the city of Rhodes over the course of the next year and failed again. Demetrios got his nickname as the “Sacker of Cities” as an ironic ...
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... Egypt was now his , and Seleukos seemed on the verge of reuniting the empire . But at this very point , Seleukos ' chief aide , Ptolemy Keraunos ( the dispossessed son of Ptolemy I of Egypt ) , assassinated him . The possibility of ...
... Egypt was now his , and Seleukos seemed on the verge of reuniting the empire . But at this very point , Seleukos ' chief aide , Ptolemy Keraunos ( the dispossessed son of Ptolemy I of Egypt ) , assassinated him . The possibility of ...
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... Egypt, the Antigonids in Macedonia, and Seleukos' son, Antiochos I, who had been ruling in his father's absence as joint monarch and now carried on the Seleukid tradition in Asia. But the dream of Alexander's empire and the ambitions of ...
... Egypt, the Antigonids in Macedonia, and Seleukos' son, Antiochos I, who had been ruling in his father's absence as joint monarch and now carried on the Seleukid tradition in Asia. But the dream of Alexander's empire and the ambitions of ...
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... Egypt Ptolemy I Soter14 had chosen Egypt at the very outset and deliberately. It had a number of clear advantages. First, it was readily defensible, as Ptolemy proved against Perdikkas in 322 and then later Antigonos 38 The Cambridge ...
... Egypt Ptolemy I Soter14 had chosen Egypt at the very outset and deliberately. It had a number of clear advantages. First, it was readily defensible, as Ptolemy proved against Perdikkas in 322 and then later Antigonos 38 The Cambridge ...
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... Egypt provided a strategic location for Ptolemy and his successors against external forces. Secondly, it was equally secure internally. Egypt was the classic land of despotism. It consists, in tra- ditional Egyptian terms, of the Two ...
... Egypt provided a strategic location for Ptolemy and his successors against external forces. Secondly, it was equally secure internally. Egypt was the classic land of despotism. It consists, in tra- ditional Egyptian terms, of the Two ...
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 |
The Cambridge Ancient History John Boardman,I. E. S. Edwards,N. G. L. Hammond,E. Sollberger No preview available - 1982 |
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