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.
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
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Chantilly, VA :
Teaching Co.,
[2000]
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| Series: | Great courses (DVD)
SuperStar teachers (DVD videodiscs) |
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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.