Title:
The Greek world after Alexander, 323-30 B.C.
Author:
Shipley, Graham.
ISBN:
9780415046176
9780415046183
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Publication Information:
London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.
Physical Description:
xxxi, 568 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Series:
Routledge history of the ancient world
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Routledge history of the ancient world
Contents:
1. Approaches and sources -- 2. Alexander and his successors to 276 B.C. -- 3. Kings and cities -- 4. Macedonia and Greece -- 5. Religion and philosophy -- 6. Ptolemaic Egypt -- 7. Literature and social identity -- 8. The Seleukid kingdom and Pergamon -- 9. Understanding the cosmos: Greek 'science' after Aristotle -- 10. Rome and Greece -- Appendix I. Dynastic chronologies -- Appendix II. Genealogical tables.
Abstract:
"The Greek World after Alexander examines social changes in the cities of the Greek world and in the kingdoms which succeeded Alexander's empire. The investigation is set in the context of an up-to-date appraisal of the momentous military and political changes that took place after Alexander's reign. Graham Shipley's study also considers developments in literature, religion, philosophy, and science, establishing whether they departed radically from Classical Greek culture or developed continuously from it. In addition, he explores the divisions in Hellenistic culture separating an educated elite from the general population which was more mobile than before but perhaps less involved in city politics." "The Greek World after Alexander will be invaluable to students, teachers, and researchers alike."--BOOK JACKET.
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