A companion to the Hellenistic world /

Covering the period from the death of Alexander the Great to the celebrated defeat of Antony and Cleopatra at the hands of Augustus, this authoritative Companion explores the world that Alexander created but did not live to see. Comprises 29 original essays by leading international scholarsEssential...

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Other Authors: Erskine, Andrew
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub. Lt, 2003.
Series:Blackwell companions to the ancient world. Ancient history.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Covering the period from the death of Alexander the Great to the celebrated defeat of Antony and Cleopatra at the hands of Augustus, this authoritative Companion explores the world that Alexander created but did not live to see. Comprises 29 original essays by leading international scholarsEssential reading for courses on Hellenistic historyCombines narrative and thematic approaches to the periodDraws on the very latest researchCovers a broad range of topics, spanning political, religious, social, economic and cultural history.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxviii, 588 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 515-566) and index.
ISBN:9780470996584
0470996587
9781405132787
1405132787
9780631225379
0631225374