R. Malcolm Errington

A History of the Hellenistic World

323 - 30 BC

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Produktbeschreibung

A History of the Hellenistic World provides a new, authoritative account of the period following the reign of Alexander the Great. With clear narration and extensive documentation, the book explains the highly complex political history of the Hellenistic period.

The text thoroughly explores each region of the Hellenistic world, emphasizing the political metamorphosis of Greek society under the impact of Macedonian expansion. It highlights the evolving relationship between Greek city-states and the new monarchies, and traces the Macedonian roots of the creation of the Hellenistic world while examining the development of new non-Macedonian monarchies in Asia Minor.

Produktdetails

• Blackwell History of the Ancient World
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. März 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 179mm x 251mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 886g
• ISBN-13: 9780631233879
• ISBN-10: 0631233873
• Artikelnr.: 22956877

Autorenporträt

R. Malcolm Errington is Emeritus Professor of Ancient History at the University of Marburg, Germany. He holds degrees from the University of Durham and has published extensively on the Hellenistic period, especially on Roman expansion, and on Late Antiquity.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations. List of Maps. Preface. Abbreviations. Introduction.
Part I: The Making of the Hellenistic World. Chapter 1 First Steps. I From
Babylon to Triparadeisos. II Kassander and Polyperchon. III Antigonos.
Chapter 2 Consolidation. I Seleukos. II Lysimachos. III Ptolemy. IV
Kassander and Europe. Chapter 3 From Ipsos to Koroupedion. I After Ipsos.
II Demetrios King of the Macedonians. III Asia Minor. IV Towards
War--again. Chapter 4 The Structure of Power. I The New Kings. II Land
Distribution and City Foundations. III Regional Government. Part II: The
Hellenistic World In Action. Chapter 5 Europe after Koroupedion. I Keraunos
and the Celtic Invasion. II The Rise of the Aitolian League and Delphi. III
Pyrrhos and Antigonos Gonatas. IV Antigonos Gonatas and the Chremonidean
War. V Aitolia and Achaia. VI The Leagues Expand. VII Antigonos Doson. VIII
Retrospect. Chapter 6 Asia. I The Structure of Empire. II Antiochos I
"Soter". III The Middle Years. IV Power and Government. a) Royalty. b)
Armies. c) Kings and the Old Cities. d) Royal Foundations. e) The Politics
of Gratitude. Chapter 7 Egypt. I Founding Ptolemaic Rule. II New and Old.
III Alexandria and Ptolemais. IV Ruler Cult. V External Possessions. Part
III: The Challenge of Rome. Chapter 8 Clouds in the West. I Egypt. II
Seleukid Asia. III Europe. a) The Social War. b) The "First Macedonian
War". Chapter 9 Storm in the Balkans. I Intermezzo. a) Antiochos. b)
Macedonia. II Romans in the Balkans. a) War. b) The Peace. III Antiochos
III. a) The Failure of Diplomacy. b) TheLast Round. Chapter 10 Symploke. I
Asia. a) The Seleukids. b) Pergamon. c) Rhodes. d) The Free Cities. II
Europe. a) Southern Greece. b) Macedonia and Northern Greece 329. Part IV:
Rome in the Hellenistic World. Chapter 11 Europe. I Macedonia. II Achaia.
III Athens. Chapter 12 Egypt and Asia. I The "Sixth Syrian War". II Western
Asia Minor. Chapter 13 The End of the Seleukids. I Antiochos IV. II The
Dynasty Collapses. III Terminal Cancer. Chapter 14 Central and Eastern
Anatolia. I Anatolia Becomes Hellenistic. II The "First Mithridatic War".
III Anatolia Becomes Roman. Chapter 15 Egypt Becomes Roman. I Ptolemy VI
"Philometor". II Ptolemy VIII "Euergetes" II. III Woman Power. IV Kleopatra
"Philopator" and the End of Ptolemaic Egypt. Chapter 16 Epilogue. Select
Bibliography. Royal Dynasties. Index. .

Rezensionen

"A new narrative history, written by an expert in the field, offering an authoritative and accessible survey for students and readers alike. This is an excellent model of how it should be done, and I am sure that it will be not only students who find this a valuable reference work." ( Scholia Reviews , 2009) "The author, emeritus professor of ancient history at the University of Marburg, highlights the relationships between Greek city-states and Macedonian monarchies." ( Times Higher Education Supplement)