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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... Perdikkas and Leonnatos as the child's potential guardians. Indeed, Roxane did bear a son a few months later, named for his father: Alexander IV. Perdikkas was confirmed as Chiliarch and shortly after had Meleager, the leader of the ...
... Perdikkas and Leonnatos as the child's potential guardians. Indeed, Roxane did bear a son a few months later, named for his father: Alexander IV. Perdikkas was confirmed as Chiliarch and shortly after had Meleager, the leader of the ...
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... Perdikkas and his party, which had control of the kings, and a group of commanders, who either feared Perdikkas' ambitions or had ambitions of their own, or both. Antipatros and Krateros led one army of the coalition from Macedonia into ...
... Perdikkas and his party, which had control of the kings, and a group of commanders, who either feared Perdikkas' ambitions or had ambitions of their own, or both. Antipatros and Krateros led one army of the coalition from Macedonia into ...
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... 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 Companion to the Hellenistic World.
... 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 Companion to the Hellenistic World.
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Glenn R. Bugh. Ptolemy proved against Perdikkas in 322 and then later Antigonos the One-Eyed in 306. Indeed, the Nile line has only been forced a dozen times in history. So Egypt provided a strategic location for Ptolemy and his ...
Glenn R. Bugh. Ptolemy proved against Perdikkas in 322 and then later Antigonos the One-Eyed in 306. Indeed, the Nile line has only been forced a dozen times in history. So Egypt provided a strategic location for Ptolemy and his ...
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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 |
Other editions - View all
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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