The Cambridge companion to the Hellenistic world / / edited by Glenn R. Bugh [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNISA996201141103316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2006
• ISBN: 1-139-81709-4; 1-139-00094-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxix, 371 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Collana: Cambridge companions to the ancient world
• Classificazione: 15.51
• Disciplina: 938/.08
• Soggetti: Hellenism; Mediterranean Region History To 476; Greece History 281-146 B.C; Greece History Macedonian Hegemony, 323-281 B.C
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Nov 2015).
• Nota di contenuto: Alexander the Great and the creation of the Hellenistic age / A.B. Bosworth -- The Hellenistic kingdoms / Winthrop Lindsay Adams -- The Polis and federalism / D. Graham J. Shipley with Mogens H. Hansen -- Hellenistic economies / John K. Davies -- The Hellenistic family / Dorothy J. Thompson -- History and rhetoric / Graham J. Oliver -- Material culture / Susan I. Rotroff -- Hellenistic art : two dozen innovations / Andrew Stewart -- Language and literature / Nita Krevans and Alexander Sens -- Greek religion : continuity and change in the Hellenistic period / Jon D. Mikalson -- Philosophy for life / Robert W. Sharples -- Science, medicine, and technology / Paul T. Keyser and Georgia Irby-Massie -- Hellenistic military developments / Glenn R. Bugh -- Greeks and non-Greeks / Erich S. Gruen -- Recent trends and new directions / D. Graham J. Shipley.
• Sommario/riassunto: This Companion volume offers fifteen original essays on the Hellenistic world and is intended to complement and supplement general histories of the period from Alexander the Great to Kleopatra VII of Egypt. Each chapter treats a different aspect of the Hellenistic world - religion, philosophy, family, economy, material culture, and military campaigns, among other topics. The essays address key questions about this ; period: To what extent were Alexander's conquests responsible for the creation of this new 'Hellenistic' age? What is the essence of this world and how does it differ from its Classical predecessor? What continuities and discontinuities can be identified? Collectively, the essays provide an in-depth view of a complex world. The volume also provides a bibliography on the topics along with recommendations for further reading.