Approaching the Hellenistic World: Andrew Erskine (National
University of Ireland Galway).

Part I: Narratives.

Part II: Protagonists.

Part III: Change and Continuity.

Part IV: Greeks and Others.

Part V: Society and Economy.

Part VI: Gods and Men.

Part VII: Arts and Sciences.

--"This extremely appealing collection pulls off that hardest
of tricks: it is simultaneously authoritative and exciting, its
findings new as well as true. The Hellenistic age was an age of
marvels and this impeccably edited work is itself a Hellenistic
marvel. Scholars, students and interested non-professionals will
devour it with pleasure and go away nourished, as I did."
--Professor Simon Hornblower, University College London

"Blackwell and Erskine have done a splendid job with the
Hellenistic Companion and I'm extremely pleased to have a
copy, both as a guide for my own contributions and for future
reference. It is, I think, the best comprehensive book on the
Hellenistic world available and a "must have" for
everyone working in this field." --Professor Waldemar
Heckel, University of Calgary

"I've found Erskine's Hellenistic World to be an excellent
volume." --Professor Michael Whitby, University of
Warwick

"The Companion to the Hellenistic World is very impressive
indeed both in its breadth and its depth, and sets an
exhilaratingly high standard for the new series."
--Professor Justina Gregory, Smith College

"This Companion, which I recommend without reservation,
is extremely well edited and referenced, with comprehensive lists
of abbreviations of both ancient authors and reference works, and a
good bibliography and index. The choice of cover illustration (a
basalt Egyptian-style statue of Ptolemy I) is inspired,
illustrating pictorially what the book conveys in erudite
scholarship: a fusion of themes and cultures in a politically- and
socially-diverse but unified world, which provided continuity for
its distinct heritages whilst evolving an individuality of its
own." --Bryn Mawr Classical Review

"A Companion to the Hellenistic World provides a
comprehensive and enlightening survey of the current state of
Hellenistic scholarship and will be required reading for students
and teachers for years to come." --Stanley Burstein,
Classical Review

"A Companion to the Hellenistic World is admirable and
very enjoyable, and shows clearly how progress has been made in
this subject in recent years. Andrew Erskine has brought together
some of the very best historians now working on the period and they
have produced as exciting a collection of essays as he could
possibly have hoped for." --Times Literary
Supplement

"Massive and multifaceted like the Seleukid kingdom itself, the
Companion is nevertheless a compelling read for the scholar,
and an accessible reference for the student ... Clear, learned and
a joy to read; it is warmly recommended to students, scholars
looking for an authoritative general survey and an up-to-date and
handy bibliography, and indeed to anyone wishing to broaden his or
her horizons." --Journal of Hellenic Studies

"Lucid and stimulating writing...a first-rate research-tool for
the specialist and a rich mine for the thesis writer. It is also a
"good read", and anyone who is interested in imperialism,
propaganda, the mechanics of power and resistance, and the
political manipulation of culture will be intrigued by the
contemporary resonance of many of the issues discussed."
--Mouseion

Andrew Erskine is Head of Classics at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of The Hellenistic Stoa: Political Thought and Action (1990) and Troy between Greece and Rome: Local Tradition and Imperial Power (2001). He has held an Alexander von Humboldt fellowship at the University of Munich.

A. Erskine, University of Edinburgh