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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... lands and peoples they ruled. Each kingdom would have its own advantages and disadvantages in the struggles that followed over the next four generations, but the dreams of Alexander and his empire always lurked behind them. One can now ...
... lands and peoples they ruled. Each kingdom would have its own advantages and disadvantages in the struggles that followed over the next four generations, but the dreams of Alexander and his empire always lurked behind them. One can now ...
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... land route through Thermopylai. The second “Fetter” was the fortress city of Chalkis on the island of Euboia, which lay near the Euripos channel. Here, the island was only 45 yards from mainland Greece. Further, it was this that ...
... land route through Thermopylai. The second “Fetter” was the fortress city of Chalkis on the island of Euboia, which lay near the Euripos channel. Here, the island was only 45 yards from mainland Greece. Further, it was this that ...
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... land of despotism. It consists, in tra- ditional Egyptian terms, of the Two Lands: the Nile Delta on the one hand ... land was “king's land,” and Egypt could be and indeed was run as a state monopoly producing surpluses in grain and ...
... land of despotism. It consists, in tra- ditional Egyptian terms, of the Two Lands: the Nile Delta on the one hand ... land was “king's land,” and Egypt could be and indeed was run as a state monopoly producing surpluses in grain and ...
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... Lands . ” Each Ptolemy bore the traditional five names of Pharaoh in the cartouche , only one of which was his actual ... land was Pharaoh's , all wealth was Pharaoh's , and all life was Pharaoh's . An Egyptian priest , Manetho , wrote a ...
... Lands . ” Each Ptolemy bore the traditional five names of Pharaoh in the cartouche , only one of which was his actual ... land was Pharaoh's , all wealth was Pharaoh's , and all life was Pharaoh's . An Egyptian priest , Manetho , wrote a ...
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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 |
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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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