The Roman Republic and the Hellenistic Mediterranean : from Alexander to Caesar /
This book endeavors to put the historical narratives of various regions of the Mediterranean in tandem with each other for the course of the Hellenistic period, the Roman Republic, for certain, but also Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt, north Africa and western Europe. With a task this enormous, one is rem...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, New Jersey :
Wiley Blackwell,
[2020]
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| Summary: | This book endeavors to put the historical narratives of various regions of the Mediterranean in tandem with each other for the course of the Hellenistic period, the Roman Republic, for certain, but also Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt, north Africa and western Europe. With a task this enormous, one is reminded of the apocryphal Michelangelo and his thoughts on how to sculpt: what matters about the work is not what remains but what is chipped away. Limited space makes it impossible to go into detail about every aspect of a single civilization or culture. Rather I have favored episodes or trends that, in one way or another, have brought one realm into contact with the next, or have a bearing on multiple regional contexts. Political and diplomatic histories tend to receive emphasis, although issues of social and cultural experience are present in every case, especially as they relate to the cosmopolitanism of this world. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 264 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781118959336 1118959337 9781118959343 1118959345 |