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King and Court in Ancient Macedonia
Rivalry, Treason and Conspiracy
Inbunden, 2015
1163 kr
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The Hellenistic courts and monarchies have in recent years become one of the most intensively studied areas of ancient history. Among the most influential pioneers in this process has been the American historian Elizabeth Carney. The present book collects for the first time in a single volume her …
Hellenistic Peloponnese: Interstate Relations
A Narrative and Analytic History from the Fourth Century to 4th BC
Inbunden, 2017
1163 kr
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Modern treatments of Peloponnesian history are often fragmented by poleis and period. This book offers a comprehensive narrative of the political history of the entire Peloponnese from 371 to 146 bc, using both literary and epigraphic evidence. In the Hellenistic Peloponnese a long shadow was cast …
Hellenistic Court
Av Andrew Erskine, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
1380 kr
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Hellenistic courts were centres of monarchic power, social prestige and high culture in the kingdoms that emerged after the death of Alexander. They were places of refinement, learning and luxury, and also of corruption, rivalry and murder. Surrounded by courtiers of varying loyalty, Hellenistic …
Seleukid Empire 281-222 BC
War Within the Family
Inbunden, 2018
947 kr
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The Seleukids, the easternmost of the Greekspeaking dynasties which succeeded Alexander the Great, were long portrayed by historians as inherently weak and doomed to decline after the passing of their remarkable first king, Seleukos (died 281 BC). And yet they succeeded in ruling much of the Near …
Hellenistic World
New Perspectives
Av Daniel Ogden
Häftad, 2023
513 kr
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The history of the Hellenistic world has long been more popular than has widely been realized. This volume seeks to contribute to that popularity. Here are fourteen new perspectives on the period from a distinguished and international group of scholars. Their varied papers are grouped around five …
Polygamy, Prostitutes and Death
Av Daniel Ogden
Häftad, 2023
513 kr
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The hellenistic royal families, from Alexander the Great to the last Cleopatra, took part in dynastic in-fighting that was vicious, colourful and instructive. In this they anticipated by centuries the better-known excesses under Roman potentates such as Claudius and Nero. This major new study …
Creating a Hellenistic World
Av Andrew Erskine, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
Inbunden, 2010
1091 kr
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Alexander's conquest of the Persian empire had far-reaching impact, in space and time. Much of the territory that he seized would remain under the control of Macedonian kings until the arrival of the Romans. But Macedonian power also brought with it Greeks and Greek culture. In this book, leading …
