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UNINA9910145305603321 |
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Autore |
Chamoux François |
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Titolo |
Hellenistic civilization [[electronic resource] /] / François Chamoux ; translated by Michel Roussel in cooperation with Margaret Roussel |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Malden, MA, : Blackwell, 2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-32256-3 |
9786611322564 |
0-470-70315-6 |
0-470-75352-8 |
0-470-75205-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (466 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Hellenism |
Greece Civilization To 146 B.C |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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The present translation has benefitted from a revision of the original by the author. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 420-428) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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HELLENISTIC CIVILIZATION; CONTENTS; List of Plates; List of Figures; List of Maps; Foreword to the 1981 Edition; Foreword to the 2002 English translation; Introduction; 1 Alexander: a Universal Monarchy; 2 The Diadochi and the Dream of Unity; 3 The Hellenistic Monarchies: their Years of Glory; 4 The East Torn Apart, then Conquered; 5 The Agony of the Hellenistic World; 6 The Survival of the City; 7 The Monarchical System; 8 The Hellenistic Lifestyle: its Environment; 9 The Needs of the Soul; 10 The Life of the Spirit and the Flowering of Art; Conclusion; Lexicon of Terms; Chronological Tables |
Bibliography and Suggestions for Further ReadingIndex |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Spanning the period from Alexander the Great's accession to the throne in 336 BC to the defeat by Octavian of Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC, this volume provides a vivid account of the innovative civilization of the Hellenistic world. |
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