The Hellenistic Period: Historical Sources in Translation Hardback - 2003
by Roger S. Bagnall
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- Title The Hellenistic Period: Historical Sources in Translation
- Author Roger S. Bagnall
- Binding Hardback
- Edition 2nd
- Condition New
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher John Wiley & Sons
- Date 2003-10-17
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Concordance, Glossary, Illustrated, Index
- Bookseller's Inventory # A9781405101325
- ISBN 9781405101325 / 1405101326
- Weight 1.69 lbs (0.77 kg)
- Dimensions 9.86 x 6.96 x 1.23 in (25.04 x 17.68 x 3.12 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region: Greece
- Library of Congress subjects Greece - History - 281-146 B.C, Mediterranean Region - History - To 476
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002153416
- Dewey Decimal Code 938.08
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Following his victory over the Persians in the cavalry battle at the Granikos River in May 334, Alexander proceeded south in Asia Minor and, after his arrival at Ephesos, set about the liberation of the Greek cities (Arrian 1.18.1-2; on Alexander's actions and policy here see A. J. Heisserer, Alexander the Great and the Greeks [Norman, OK, 1980], especially chapter 6).
From the rear cover
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.