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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... empire , 37 but there is little evidence of partnership . After the dis- turbances while he was away in India , Alexander replaced most of his Iranian satraps with Greeks or Macedonians . Those who were retained in office were the ...
... empire , 37 but there is little evidence of partnership . After the dis- turbances while he was away in India , Alexander replaced most of his Iranian satraps with Greeks or Macedonians . Those who were retained in office were the ...
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... empire . They were envisaged as mil- itary foundations , as is explicit in the foundation of Alexandria Eschate ( Chodzhent ) on the south bank of the river laxartes . The area appeared to have the resources capable of supporting an ...
... empire . They were envisaged as mil- itary foundations , as is explicit in the foundation of Alexandria Eschate ( Chodzhent ) on the south bank of the river laxartes . The area appeared to have the resources capable of supporting an ...
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... Empire were his to dispose of . The combination of ships , men , and money was irresistible during his lifetime , but was dispersed by his death . His career , it can be argued , was a continuous acquisition of power , with the ...
... Empire were his to dispose of . The combination of ships , men , and money was irresistible during his lifetime , but was dispersed by his death . His career , it can be argued , was a continuous acquisition of power , with the ...
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... empire , but in practice , he had little concrete effect on the regimes that succeeded him . If there was a new age , it began in 319 , when Antipatros returned to Macedonia with the two kings , one an infant , the other mentally ...
... empire , but in practice , he had little concrete effect on the regimes that succeeded him . If there was a new age , it began in 319 , when Antipatros returned to Macedonia with the two kings , one an infant , the other mentally ...
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... empire had been created. Alexander's approach had been to tinker with the existing Persian institutions: Civil functions in each satrapy had been split off from the military ones, with the latter always in the hands of a Greek or ...
... empire had been created. Alexander's approach had been to tinker with the existing Persian institutions: Civil functions in each satrapy had been split off from the military ones, with the latter always in the hands of a Greek or ...
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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