Glenn Bugh is associate professor of ancient and Byzantine history at Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia. A recipient of fellowships from the American School of Classical Studies in Athens and the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, DC, he recently served as Whitehead Visiting Professor at the American School of Classical Studies. He is the author of The Horsemen of Athens.

'… the contributions are diverse in approach and style; all are accessible and rewarding.' BMCR

• Introduction Glenn R. Bugh; 1. Alexander the Great and the creation of the Hellenistic age A. B. Bosworth; 2. The Hellenistic Kingdoms Winthrop Lindsay Adams; 3. The Polis and Federalism Graham Shipley with Mogens H. Hansen; 4. Hellenistic economies John K. Davies; 5. The Hellenistic family Dorothy J. Thompson; 6. History and rhetoric Graham J. Oliver; 7. Material culture Susan I. Roftroff; 8. Hellenistic art: two dozen innovations Andrew Stewart; 9. Language and literature Nita Krevans and Alexander Sens; 10. Greek religion: continuity and change in the Hellenistic Period Jon D. Mikalson; 11. Philosophy for life Robert W. Sharples; 12. Science, medicine, and technology Paul T. Keyser and Georgia Irby-Massie; 13. Hellenistic military developments Glenn R. Bugh; 14. Greeks and non-Greeks Erich S. Gruen; 15. Recent trends and new directions Graham Shipley.