Hellenistic Civilization
1. Edition September 2002
464 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-0-631-22241-5
John Wiley & Sons
Spanning the period from Alexander the Great's accession to the throne in 336 BC to the defeat by Octavian of Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC, this volume provides a vivid account of the innovative civilization of the Hellenistic world.
List of Plates.
List of Figures.
List of Maps.
Forword to the 1981 Edition.
Forword to the 2002 English translation.
Introduction.
1. Alexander: A Universal Monarchy.
2. The Diadochi: The Dream of Unity.
3. The Hellenistic Monarchies: Their Years of Glory.
4. The East Torn Apart, Then Conquered.
5. The Agony of the Hellenistic World.
6. The Survival of the City.
7. The Monarchical System.
8. The Hellenistic Lifestyle.
9. The Needs of the Soul.
10. The Life of the Spirit and the Flowering of Art.
Conclusion.
Lexicon of Terms.
Chronological Tables.
Bibliography and Suggestions for Further Reading.
Index.
List of Figures.
List of Maps.
Forword to the 1981 Edition.
Forword to the 2002 English translation.
Introduction.
1. Alexander: A Universal Monarchy.
2. The Diadochi: The Dream of Unity.
3. The Hellenistic Monarchies: Their Years of Glory.
4. The East Torn Apart, Then Conquered.
5. The Agony of the Hellenistic World.
6. The Survival of the City.
7. The Monarchical System.
8. The Hellenistic Lifestyle.
9. The Needs of the Soul.
10. The Life of the Spirit and the Flowering of Art.
Conclusion.
Lexicon of Terms.
Chronological Tables.
Bibliography and Suggestions for Further Reading.
Index.
FranVois Chamoux is a member of the
Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres, an honorary
member of the Hellenic Society, and an Emeritus Professor of Greek
Literature and Civilization at the University of Paris-Sorbonne. He
was editor of the Revue des Etudes Grecques from 1977 to
1988, and has now directed for many years the edition and
translation of Diodorus Siculus in the Collection des
Universités de France. His other publications include
Cyrene and the Dynasty of the Battiads (1953), The
Delphic Charioteer (1955), The Civilization of Greece
(1965), Mark Antony (1988), and Pausanias, Commentary to
Book I (1992).
Michel Roussel was Professor of Classics in the
University of Ottawa until his retirement in 1991. He is now an
adjunct professor in that institution, the only bilingual
university in Canada.
Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres, an honorary
member of the Hellenic Society, and an Emeritus Professor of Greek
Literature and Civilization at the University of Paris-Sorbonne. He
was editor of the Revue des Etudes Grecques from 1977 to
1988, and has now directed for many years the edition and
translation of Diodorus Siculus in the Collection des
Universités de France. His other publications include
Cyrene and the Dynasty of the Battiads (1953), The
Delphic Charioteer (1955), The Civilization of Greece
(1965), Mark Antony (1988), and Pausanias, Commentary to
Book I (1992).
Michel Roussel was Professor of Classics in the
University of Ottawa until his retirement in 1991. He is now an
adjunct professor in that institution, the only bilingual
university in Canada.
