The Hellenistic age, a short history, Peter Green
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The Hellenistic age, a short history, Peter Green
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-178) and index
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index present
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non fiction
Main title
The Hellenistic age
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bibliography
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70267208
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Peter Green
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Modern Library chronicles book, 27
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a short history
Summary
Covering three centuries of history, from the age of Alexander the Great to the rise of Rome, this study of the Hellenistic period traces the influence of Greek culture on the ancient world. It chronicles the years 336 to 30 B.C.E., a period that wtinesses the overlap of two of antiquity's great civilizations, the Greek and the Roman. This far-ranging study covers the prevalent themes and events of those centuries: The Hellenization, by Alexander's conquests, of an immense swath of the known world; the lengthy and chaotic partition of this empire by rival Macedonian bands; the decline of the city-state as the predominant political institution; and, finally, Rome's moment of transition from republican to imperial rule. It is a story of war and power-politics, and of the developing fortunes of art, science, and statecraft
Table of contents
Alexander and his legacy (336-323) -- Hawks and hyenas: the struggle for empire (323-276) -- Kings, cities, and culture: the mythic past as the future -- Eastern horizons and the cloud in the west (276-196) -- Dynastic troubles, artistic and scientific achievements (196-116) -- Sword over pen: Rome's final solution (116-300)
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