The Hellenistic Period
The Hellenistic Period
Summary
Thousands of documents surviving on stone and papyrus help us to understand the complex society that took shape after the death of Alexander the Great. This book presents some of the most revealing of these documents in translation, allowing readers to form an impression of the Hellenistic world.
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The Hellenistic Period by Roger S Bagnall
This book presents in translation 175 of the most revealing documents that have survived on stone and papyrus from the Hellenistic period. Presents over 150 sources in translation. Captures the political, social, economic and religious dynamism of the Hellenistic kingdoms and cities. Covers the entire Hellenistic world, with extensive coverage of the Ptolemaic kingdom."This collection is a model of meticulous scholarship and excellent judgement. I read it with great pleasure and great respect." Dr John Ma, Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford
Peter Derow is Hody Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History at Wadham College, Oxford and Lecturer in Ancient History in the University of Oxford. He has published on Hellenistic history and epigraphy and Roman republican history, and has a special interest in Polybius and dealings between Rome and the Greeks. He is co-editor with Robert Parker of Herodotus and his World: Essays from a Conference in Memory of George Forrest (2003).
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ISBN 13 | 9781405101325 |
ISBN 10 | 1405101326 |
Title | The Hellenistic Period |
Author | Roger S Bagnall |
Series | Blackwell Sourcebooks In Ancient History |
Condition | Unavailable |
Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
Year published | 2003-08-28 |
Number of pages | 352 |
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