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Title:
The Hellenistic age : a very short introduction / Peter Thonemann.
Author:
Thonemann, Peter, author.
Publication Information:
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.

©2018
Call Number:
DF77 .T525 2018
Abstract:
The three centuries following the conquests of Alexander were perhaps the most thrilling of all periods of ancient history. Culture, ideas, and individuals travelled freely over vast areas from the Rhone to the Indus, whilst dynasts battled for dominion over Alexander's great empire. Thonemann presents a brief history of this globalized world.
ISBN:
9780198746041
Series:
Very short introductions ; 548

Very short introductions ; 548.
Physical Description:
xviii, 126 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cm.
General Note:
"First published in hardback as The Hellenistic Age 2016"--Title page verso.
Contents:
1. The idea of the Hellenistic -- 2. From Alexander to Augustus -- 3. Demetrius the Besieger and Hellenistic kingship -- 4. Eratosthenes and the system of the world -- 5. Encounters -- 6. Priene.
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