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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... Kingdoms Individual skirmishing between the rival generals occurred over the next five years. In the course of these struggles, the son of Antigonos the One- Eyed, Demetrios (who was later given the nickname of “Poliorketes” or “Sacker ...
... Kingdoms Individual skirmishing between the rival generals occurred over the next five years. In the course of these struggles, the son of Antigonos the One- Eyed, Demetrios (who was later given the nickname of “Poliorketes” or “Sacker ...
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... kingdom. Lysimachos and Pyrrhos divided Macedonia up between them. It was the low point in Macedonia's fortunes. Demetrios left his young son , Antigonos Gonatas , to 33 The Hellenistic Kingdoms.
... kingdom. Lysimachos and Pyrrhos divided Macedonia up between them. It was the low point in Macedonia's fortunes. Demetrios left his young son , Antigonos Gonatas , to 33 The Hellenistic Kingdoms.
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... kingdom , Seleukos saw this as his opportunity to bid for control of Alexander the Great's empire . The two armies met at Korupedion in Asia Minor in the late spring or early summer of 281. Seleukos defeated Lysimachos , who was killed ...
... kingdom , Seleukos saw this as his opportunity to bid for control of Alexander the Great's empire . The two armies met at Korupedion in Asia Minor in the late spring or early summer of 281. Seleukos defeated Lysimachos , who was killed ...
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... kingdoms, which controlled the Hellenistic world. Antigonid Macedonia Macedonia claimed the direct inheritance of the traditions of Philip and Alexander's kingdom. The major divisions and shape of the kingdom remained the same as they ...
... kingdoms, which controlled the Hellenistic world. Antigonid Macedonia Macedonia claimed the direct inheritance of the traditions of Philip and Alexander's kingdom. The major divisions and shape of the kingdom remained the same as they ...
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... kingdoms. The very nature of these Macedonians made them valuable commodities in the Hellenistic East. Alexander had ... kingdom in the fifth and early fourth centuries. Equally, that it was Macedonia itself must have affected the nature ...
... kingdoms. The very nature of these Macedonians made them valuable commodities in the Hellenistic East. Alexander had ... kingdom in the fifth and early fourth centuries. Equally, that it was Macedonia itself must have affected the nature ...
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 |
The Cambridge Ancient History John Boardman,I. E. S. Edwards,N. G. L. Hammond,E. Sollberger No preview available - 1982 |
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