The Greek World After Alexander 323-30 BC

by Graham Shipley

Overview

The Greek World After Alexander 323–30 BC examines social changes in the old and new cities of the Greek world and in the new post-Alexandrian kingdoms.

An appraisal of the momentous military and political changes after the era of Alexander, this book considers developments in literature, religion, philosophy, and science, and establishes how far they are presented as radical departures from the culture of Classical Greece or were continuous developments from it.

Graham Shipley explores the culture of the Hellenistic world in the context of the social divisions between an educated elite and a general population at once more mobile and less involved in the political life of the Greek city.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415046176
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/23/1999
Series:	The Routledge History of the Ancient World
Pages:	600
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Graham Shipley, Leicester University

Table of Contents

1 Approaches and sources 2 Alexander and his successors to 276 BC 3 Kings and cities 4 Macedonia and Greece, 5 Religion and philosophy 6 Ptolemaic Egypt 7 Literature and social identity 8 The Seleukid kingdom and Pergamon 9 Understanding the cosmos: Greek 'science' after Aristotle, 10 Rome and Greece

Editorial Reviews

'The Greek World After Alexander will surely receive a warm welcome from students and others with a serious interest in this period.' – History Today

'This is an excellent book, the best introduction to the Hellenistic world available in English, and perhaps the best single-volume introduction available in any language.' – Journal of Hellenic Studies

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