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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Page 35
... traditional external problems of Macedonia throughout the fifth and fourth centuries. Added to these was a wary defense against the ambitions of the other Hellenistic monar- chies, who sought to get at Macedonia primarily through Greece ...
... traditional external problems of Macedonia throughout the fifth and fourth centuries. Added to these was a wary defense against the ambitions of the other Hellenistic monar- chies, who sought to get at Macedonia primarily through Greece ...
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... traditional problem for the Macedonian monarchy: There was little or no sign of the inter- nal dissent that had plagued the kingdom in the fifth and early fourth centuries. Equally, that it was Macedonia itself must have affected the ...
... traditional problem for the Macedonian monarchy: There was little or no sign of the inter- nal dissent that had plagued the kingdom in the fifth and early fourth centuries. Equally, that it was Macedonia itself must have affected the ...
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... traditional problems, Antigonos continued the construction of bor- der fortresses (stratopeda) against the Illyrians and the Celts along the western mountainous approaches to upper Macedonia. To fill in for troop shortages, Antigonos ...
... traditional problems, Antigonos continued the construction of bor- der fortresses (stratopeda) against the Illyrians and the Celts along the western mountainous approaches to upper Macedonia. To fill in for troop shortages, Antigonos ...
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... traditional gods, and the Ptolemies endeavored to keep up the old reli- gion and the old ways.15 The images of the Ptolemies were executed in traditional Egyptian style on the monuments and buildings. Indeed, one could not tell them ...
... traditional gods, and the Ptolemies endeavored to keep up the old reli- gion and the old ways.15 The images of the Ptolemies were executed in traditional Egyptian style on the monuments and buildings. Indeed, one could not tell them ...
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... traditional hieroglyphics , in demotic ( a cursive script based on hieroglyphics ) and Greek . The title used by the Ptolemies was the ancient formula : “ King of the Two Lands . ” Each Ptolemy bore the traditional five names of Pharaoh ...
... traditional hieroglyphics , in demotic ( a cursive script based on hieroglyphics ) and Greek . The title used by the Ptolemies was the ancient formula : “ King of the Two Lands . ” Each Ptolemy bore the traditional five names of Pharaoh ...
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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