The Hellenistic World from Alexander to the Roman Conquest A Selection of Ancient Sources in Translation
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Description
The Hellenistic period began with the considerable expansion of the Greek world through the Macedonian conquest of the Persian empire and ended with Rome becoming the predominant political force in that world. This new and enlarged edition of Michel Austin's seminal work provides a panoramic view of this world through the medium of ancient sources. It now comprises over three hundred texts from literary, epigraphic and papyrological sources which are presented in original translations and supported by introductory sections, detailed…
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Key features
- The most comprehensive sourcebook of its kind for the study of this period
- Based on original translation of ancient texts and documents, with detailed annotation supporting the extracts throughout the text, extensive cross-references and a full analytical index
- Completely revised and updated, and significantly enlarged
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511818080
- Subjects Ancient History,Classical Studies
- Format: Paperback
- Publication date: 07 August 2006
- ISBN: 9780521535618
- Dimensions (mm): 228 x 152 mm
- Weight: 1.046kg
- Contains: 7 maps
- Page extent: 656 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 05 June 2012
- ISBN: 9780511818080
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