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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... Macedonians had given way and accepted the mass demobilization , there is little further reference in the sources to ... Macedonian trained infantry , with Alexander's veterans taking a preeminent position as the men who had conquered ...
... Macedonians had given way and accepted the mass demobilization , there is little further reference in the sources to ... Macedonian trained infantry , with Alexander's veterans taking a preeminent position as the men who had conquered ...
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... Macedonian history and Macedonian diplomatic procedure . It was not a revolution- ary experiment in cultural fusion . Nor was it a model that his Succes- sors followed . The Macedonian bridegrooms were not ( as many have thought ) ...
... Macedonian history and Macedonian diplomatic procedure . It was not a revolution- ary experiment in cultural fusion . Nor was it a model that his Succes- sors followed . The Macedonian bridegrooms were not ( as many have thought ) ...
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... 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 Oxus River . There , the ...
... 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 Oxus River . There , the ...
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... Macedonian monarchs . Alexander could trace his lineage back to Herakles through his father and to Achilles and even Priam through 0521828791c01 CB1016/Bugh 0 521 82879 1 January 27, 2006 11:17 19 ALEXANDER THE GREAT.
... Macedonian monarchs . Alexander could trace his lineage back to Herakles through his father and to Achilles and even Priam through 0521828791c01 CB1016/Bugh 0 521 82879 1 January 27, 2006 11:17 19 ALEXANDER THE GREAT.
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... Macedonia,64 and in Athens, the orator Hypereides (Epitaphios 21) was to claim that it was forced on a reluctant population. Alexander considered his own cult should be equally ecumenical, and it was suggested that it would be proper to ...
... Macedonia,64 and in Athens, the orator Hypereides (Epitaphios 21) was to claim that it was forced on a reluctant population. Alexander considered his own cult should be equally ecumenical, and it was suggested that it would be proper to ...
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 |
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