Hellenistic Period - Historical Sources in Translation

Informationen zum Autor Roger S. Bagnall is Professor of Classics and History at Columbia University. He has edited numerous papyri and ostraka and his previous publications include Reading Papyri, Writing Ancient History (1995), The Demography of Roman Egypt (1994) and Egypt in Late Antiquity (1993). Peter Derow is Hody Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History at Wadham College, Oxford and Lecturer in Ancient History in the University of Oxford. He has published on Hellenistic history and epigraphy and Roman republican history, and has a special interest in Polybius and dealings between Rome and the Greeks. He is co-editor with Robert Parker of Herodotus and his World: Essays from a Conference in Memory of George Forrest (2003). Klappentext Thousands of documents surviving on stone and papyrus help us to understand the complex society that took shape after the death of Alexander the Great. This book presents some of the most revealing of these documents in translation, allowing readers to form a direct impression of life in the Hellenistic world. The book contains 175 documents capturing the political, social, economic, and religious dynamism of the Hellenistic kingdoms and cities. It covers the entire Hellenistic world and draws extensively on the papyrus remains of the Ptolemaic kingdom in Egypt, which allow an unequalled depth of insight into daily life at every level of society. Thousands of documents surviving on stone and papyrus help us to understand the complex society that took shape after the death of Alexander the Great. This book presents some of the most revealing of these documents in translation, allowing readers to form an impression of the Hellenistic world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of Documents ix List of Illustrations xv Preface xvii Note on Editorial Practice xxi Abbreviations xxii Note on Reading Documents xxiv The Texts 1 I Political History 1 II The Foreign Possessions of the Ptolemies 111 III Life in Greek Cities 119 IV The Bureaucracy of Ptolemaic Egypt 144 V The Royal Economy of Egypt 163 VI The Military and Police of Ptolemaic Egypt 199 VII The Ptolemaic Legal and Judicial System 206 VIII Social Relations and Private Life 229 IX Religion 247 Appendix: Ptolemaic Administration 285 Tables and Charts 289 I Ptolemaic Kings 289 II Seleucid Kings to 96 BC 290 III Antigonid Kings 290 IV Attalid Rulers 291 V Months 291 VI Currency 292 Glossary and Index of Greek Terms 293 Concordance: Papyri 301 Concordance: Inscriptions 305 Concordance between Editions 309 Index of Persons, Places and Subjects 311 ...

List of contents

Table of Documents.
List of Illustrations.

Preface.

Note on Editorial Practice.

Abbreviations.

Note on Reading Documents.

The Texts.

Part I: Political History: .

A. Alexander the Great (336-323).

1. Priene Honours Antigonus-334.

2. 'Letter' of Alexander to the Chians-332.

3. Cyrene Supplies Grain to the Greeks-330-326.

4. Restoration of Exiles to Tegea-324.

5. Restoration of Exiles to Mytilene-324.

B. The Successors of Alexander (323-276).

6. Antigonus and Skepsis-311.

7. Two Letters of Antigonus to Teos-306-302.

8. The Hellenic League of 302.

9. Ephesos Recovers from War-after 297.

10. The Ionian League Honours Hippostratos of Miletos-289/8.

11. Lysimachus and Priene-ca 285.

12. Letter of Lysimachus to Samos-283/2.

13. Athens Honors Philippides-283/2.

14. Knidian Loans to Miletos-283/2.

15. Letter of Seleucus I and his son to an Official-281.

16. Ilion and Antiochus I-279-274.

17. Kos Gives Thanks for Defeat of the Gauls-278.

C. The Period of Stability (276-221).

18. Gift of Land by Antiochus I-ca 275.

19. Chremonides' Decree-265/4.

20. Antiochus I and the Ionian League-268-262.

21. Ptolemy II and Miletos-ca 262.

22. Letter of Antiochus II to Erythrai-after 261 (?).

23. Eumenes I and his Mercenaries-263-241.

24. Berenike s Journey to Syria-252.

25. Correspondence about a Sale of Land by Antiochus II-254/3.

26. Ptolemy III Euergetes: the Adoulis Inscription-ca 246.

27. Report on the Third Syrian War-ca 246.

28. Delphi, Smyrna, and Seleucus II-242 (?).

29. Magnesia, Smyrna, and Seleucus II-after 242.

30. Decree of the Achaean League-ca 234.

D. The Period of Roman Intervention (221-189).

31. Pharos and Rome-after 219 (?).

32. Philip V and Larisa-215.

33. Alliance Between Rome and the Aetolian League-211.

34. Enslavement During a Native Revolt-197.

35. Lampsakos, Massilia and Rome-197/6.

36. Letter of Flamininus to Chyretiai-197-194.

37. Statue of Flamininus at Gytheion-195.

38. Eumenes II and the War Against Nabis-195.

39. M. Valerius Messalla Writes to the Teans-193.

40. The Scipios Write to Herakleia-by-Latmos-190.

41. Letter of C. Livius Salinator to Delphi-189/8.

42. An honorary Decree from Chios--ca 188.

E. The Struggle for the Survival of Hellenism (189-30).

43. A Letter of Eumenes--after 188.

44. Rome and Perseus--172/1.

45. Decree of the Senate on the Affairs of Thisbe-170.

46. Dispatch From the Front in the Civil War of 169/8-ca 169/8).

47. Eumenes II and the Ionian League-167/6.

48. Chalkis Honours Ariston of Soloi--170-168.

49. Alliance Between Maroneia and Rome--167.

50. Eumenes II, Attalus II and the Gauls-ca 156.

51. Will of Ptolemy the Younger-155.

52. Letter of Q. Fabius Maximus to Dyme--144/3.

53. Letter from Esthladas to his Parents-130.

54. Decree of Amnesty and Regulation-118.

55. Letter of King Antiochus to King Ptolemy-109.

56. Decree for Diophantos, Strategos of King Mithridates VI-ca 107.

57. Chaeremon of Nysa, Mithridates and Rome-88 and following.

58. Correspondence of Platon-88.

59. Cn. Pompeius Magnus-ca 67.

60. Report on Disturbance in the Country-probably 58.

61. Disturbance in the Province of Asia--probably 51/50.

62. An Egyptian View of Rabirius Postumus-after 55-54.

63. Cleopatra's Golden Handcuffs for a Roman General-33.

Part II: The Foreign Possessions of the Ptolemies:.

64. Ordinances about Registration-260.

65. Letters of Toubias-257.

66. Letter of Apollonios about Grain-261.

67. Memorandum to Zenon-258/7.

68. Affairs in Kalynda-248.

69. Visit of a Roman Senator-112.

Part III: Life in Greek Cities:.

70. Mausolus and Cretan Knossos-350s.

71. Isopolity between Pergamon and Temnos-early third century.

72. Praxikles Loan to Arkesine-late fourth/early third century.

73. The Delians Honour Philokles, King of Sidon-ca 280.

75. Athens Honours

Report

"For any reader, this book will provide an illuminating, reliable and accessible resource. Its clarity of style, meticulous attention to detial, and sensitivity to current bibliography provide a model that should be emulated by other scholars contemplating the creation of their own sourcebooks...it is quite simply difficult to find fault with this book." Bryn Mawr Classical Review

"This collection is a model of meticulous scholarship and excellent judgement. I read it with great pleasure and great respect." Dr John Ma , Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford

Product details

• Authors: Bagnall, Roger S. (Columbia University) Derow Bagnall, Roger S. Derow Bagnall, Rs Bagnall, Derow, Peter Bagnall Derow
• Assisted by: Roger S Bagnall (Editor), Roger S. Bagnall (Editor), Peter Derow (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.08.2003
• EAN: 9781405101332
• ISBN: 978-1-4051-0133-2
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: Blackwell Sourcebooks in Ancient History; Blackwell Sourcebooks in Ancie; Blackwell Sourcebooks in Ancient History
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Humanities (general)