Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Age /

Explores the life, times, and impact on the ancient world of Alexander the Great. Also discussed are the culture and civilization of the Hellenistic Age.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Teaching Company
Other Authors: Rodriguez, Sal, Blandford, James, McInerney, Jeremy, 1958-
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Chantilly, VA : Teaching Co., [2000]
Series:Great courses (DVD)
SuperStar teachers (DVD videodiscs)
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. disc 1. Greeks and Macedonians ; Alexander the Divine? ; The blazing star ; Alexander : myth and reality ; The formation of the kingdoms ; Egypt under the early Ptolemies
  • disc 2. Alexandria and the library ; The Seleucid realm ; Pergamum ; Bactria, the edge of the Hellenistic world ; Sculpture ; Poetry
  • pt. 2. disc 3. The Greek novel ; Stoics, Epicureans, and Skeptics ; Kingship and legitimacy ; Benefaction ; The Maccabean revolt, pt. I ; The Maccabean revolt, pt. II
  • disc 4. Rulers and saviors ; Economic growth and social unrest ; The mood of the Hellenistic Age ; Hellenism and the Western Mediterranean ; The freedom of the Greeks ; Pax Romana.