Erskine A Companion to the Hellenistic World

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-99731-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 624 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World

Covering the period from the death of Alexander the Great to thecelebrated defeat of Antony and Cleopatra at the hands of Augustus,this authoritative Companion explores the world that Alexandercreated but did not live to see.
* Comprises 29 original essays by leading internationalscholars
* Essential reading for courses on Hellenistic history
* Combines narrative and thematic approaches to the period
* Draws on the very latest research
* Covers a broad range of topics, spanning political, religious,social, economic and cultural history

Autoren/Hrsg.

Erskine, Andrew

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures.
List of Contributors.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Ancient Authors: Abbreviations and Glossary.
Reference Works: Abbreviations.
Approaching the Hellenistic World: Andrew Erskine (University ofEdinburgh).
Part I: Narratives:.
2. After Alexander: The emergence of the Hellenistic World,323-281: David Braund (University of Exeter).
3. An Uneasy Balance: From the Death of Seleukos to the Battleof Raphia: Sheila L. Ager (University of Waterloo).
4. The Arrival of Rome: The Illyrian Wars to the Fall ofMacedon: Peter Derow (University of Oxford).
5. Subjection and Resistance: To the Death of Mithridates: BrianMcGing (Trinity College, Dublin).
6. A Roman East: Pompey's Settlement to the Death ofAugustus: Claude Eilers (McMaster University).
Part II: Protagonists:.
7. The Ptolemies and Egypt: Dorothy J. Thompson (University ofCambridge).
8. The Seleukids and Asia: Michel Austin (University of StAndrews).
9. Macedon and the Mainland, 280-221: Joseph B. Scholten(University of Maryland).
10. The Attalids of Pergamon: Elizabeth Kosmetatou (Center forHellenic Studies, Washington).
Part III: Change and Continuity:.
11. Kings: John Ma (University of Oxford).
12. Cities: Richard Billows (Columbia University).
13. The Past in a Hellenistic Present: Myth and Local Tradition:Tanja S. Scheer (University of Munich).
14. Space and Geography: Klaus Geus (University of Bamberg).
Part IV: Greeks and Others:.
15. Town and Country in Ptolemaic Egypt: Jane Rowlandson (KingsCollege, London).
16. Jews and Greeks: Erich S. Gruen (University of California,Berkeley).
17. The Galatians: Representation and Reality: Stephen Mitchell(University of Exeter).
18. Beyond Greeks and Barbarians: Italy and Sicily Emma Dench(Birkbeck College, London).
Part V: Society and Economy:.
19. Family Structures: Riet van Bremen (University CollegeLondon).
20. The Economy: Gary Reger (Trinity College, Hartford).
21. Reading the Landscape: Susan E. Alcock, Jennifer E. Gatesand Jane E. Rempel (University of Michigan).
22. Warfare: Patrick Baker (Universitè Laval).
23. Piracy and the Slave Trade: Vincent Gabrielsen (Universityof Copenhagen).
Part VI: Gods and Men:.
24. Religion: David Potter (University of Michigan).
25. The Divinity of Hellenistic Rulers: Angelos Chaniotis,(Heidelberg).
Part VII: Arts and Sciences:.
26. Empires of Knowledge: Health and Medicine in the HellenisticWorld: Rebecca Flemming (Kings College London).
27. The Institutions of Hellenistic Philosophy: Phillip Mitsis(New York University).
28. Literature and its Context: Richard Hunter (University ofCambridge).
29. Hellenistic Art, AD 1500-2000: Andrew Stewart(University of California, Berkeley).
Bibliography.
Chronology.
Index

Über Autor(innen)

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.