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Informationen zum Autor Andrew Erskine is Head of Classics at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of The Hellenistic Stoa: Political Thought and Action (1990) and Troy between Greece and Rome: Local Tradition and Imperial Power (2001). He has held an Alexander von Humboldt fellowship at the University of Munich. Klappentext 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. Drawing on the very latest research, a team of international scholars creates a picture of the Hellenistic realm in all its complexity and diversity. The Companion examines the impact of Alexander's conquest of the Persian empire, the emergence of the successor kingdoms in Macedon, Egypt and Syria, and the later development of Roman rule in the east. In such eventful times questions of change and continuity loom large. Narrative chapters give readers a sense of the sweep of Hellenistic history, while thematic chapters range widely, exploring the relationship between Greeks and non-Greeks, religious developments, social and economic change, medicine, literature and art. This volume will be welcomed by students and professional historians alike as a personal reference source and will form the ideal basis for university courses on Hellenistic history. Zusammenfassung Covering the period from the death of Alexander the Great to the celebrated defeat of Antony and Cleopatra at the hands of Augustus! this book explores the world that Alexander created but did not live to see. It also features reading for courses on Hellenistic history. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures x List of Contributors xii Preface xvii Acknowledgements xviii Ancient Authors: Abbreviations and Glossary xix Reference Work: Abbreviations xxiv Part I Narratives 17 Part II: Protagonists 103 Part III: Change and Continuity 175 Part IV: Greeks and Others 247 Part V: Society and Economy 311 Part VI: Gods and Men 405 Part VII: Arts and Sciences 447 Bibliography 515 Chronology 567 Index 574 ...
