Found insideDemetrius the Besieger offers the first historical and historiographical biography of Demetrius Poliorcetes (336-282 BC) to be published in English. Paul Kosmin shows how rulers over lands to which they had no historic claim transformed the territory into a coherent space. Found inside – Page 102Compact and ethnically homogeneous, the Antigonid kingdom experienced little of the hostility that the Seleucid and Ptolemaic rulers faced. The contributions of this volume offer a systematic scrutiny of the representation of female Seleukids in visual and textual media. In this monumental work, Peter Green—noted scholar, writer, and critic—breaks with the traditional practice of dividing the Hellenistic world into discrete, repetitious studies of Seleucids, Ptolemies, Antigonids, and Attalids. Found inside – Page 113RIVALS FOR EMPIRE: CARTHAGE, MACEDON, THE SELEUCIDS James Thorne 1. ... discuss in this chapter (under the Antigonids, Seleucids, and Ptolemies); eventually ... 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 ... The work demonstrates the complexity and motivations of Hellenistic royal civilisation, of courts which governed the transmission of Greek culture to the wider Mediterranean world - and to later ages. Found insideThis book examines how the army developed as an engine of socio-economic and cultural integration in Egypt under Greco-Macedonian rule. Walbank's lucid and authoritative history of that Hellenistic world examines political events, describes the different social systems and mores of the people under Greek rule, traces important developments in literature and science, and ... This book presents in translation 175 of the most revealing documents that have survived on stone and papyrus from the Hellenistic period. Presents over 150 sources in translation. Alexander’s Heirs offers a narrative account of the approximately forty years following the death of Alexander the Great, during which his generals vied for control of his vast empire, and through their conflicts and politics ultimately ... Found insideDifferently from the Ptolemies and Seleucids, the Antigonids could recruit ... population of Macedonia: the foot soldiers of the Antigonid Army were the ... This book reproduces the text of the hugely successful Oxford History of the Classical World: Greece and the Hellenistic World in a standard paperback form. Israel and Empire introduces students to the history, literature, and theology of the Hebrew Bible and texts of early Judaism, enabling them to read these texts through the lens of postcolonial interpretation. Found insideThe story of the wars that led to the break-up of Alexander the Great's vast empire after his death in 323 BC and the brilliant cultural developments which accompanied this birth of a new world. Plutarch described Antigonus the One Eyed (382-301 BC) 'as 'the oldest and greatest of Alexander's successors,' Antigonus loyally served both Philip II and Alexander the Great as they converted his native Macedonia into an empire stretching ... An innovative and intriguing look at the foundations of Western civilization from two leading historians; the first volume in the Penguin History of Europe The influence of ancient Greece and Rome can be seen in every aspect of our lives. A meticulous analysis of Hellenistic culture spanning three centuries, from the death of Alexander the Great in 325 B.C. Green surveys every significant aspect of Hellenistic cultural development in this colorful, complex period that will ... Found inside – Page 229The phalanx of Antiochus III. at Raphia numbered 20,000, and Ptolemy Philopator was able at the same time to form one of ... The Antigonid and Seleucid courts had much valuable material at hand for their armies in the barbarian races under ... Found inside – Page 462pied Phoenicia, thus Ptolemy emerged as the de facto ruler of Coele- Syria ... of the Antigonids in Macedonia, the Ptolemies in Egypt, and the Seleucids of ... Found inside – Page 87In a similar fashion, Asia was ruled by the Seleucids, the descendants of ... were the Antigonids, Seleucids, and Ptolemies, but there were also other, ... Found inside – Page 146The Antigonids ruled Macedonia, the Seleucids ruled in Lydia, northern Syria, Mesopotamia and the east, and the Ptolemies ruled over Egypt and southern ... Found insideThis beautifully illustrated volume examines the rich diversity of art forms that arose through the patronage of the royal courts of the Hellenistic kingdoms, placing special emphasis on Pergamon, capital of the Attalid dynasty, which ruled ... The book argues that oligarchs designed distinctive political institutions—such as intra-oligarchic power sharing, targeted repression, and rewards for informants—to prevent collective action among the majority population while ... Found inside – Page 102They were ruled by dynasties ( Antigonids , Seleucids , Ptolemies ) descended from Alexander's generals . These three states remained independent , though with shifting boundaries , until the era of Roman expansion in the Near East . Found insidePaul Kosmin shows how this invention of a new kind of time—and resistance to it—transformed the way we organize our thoughts about the past, present, and future. The volume ends with the deep internal crisis and the Wars of the Brothers, which left only a single member of the dynasty alive in 223 BC. Found inside – Page 260... a tripolar balance of power (Antigonids, Seleucids, Ptolemies) into a bipolar structure dominated by two great monarchical states of enormous strength, ... A Companion to Roman Imperialism, written by a distinguished body of scholars, explores Rome’s rise to empire, and its vast historical impact on her subject peoples and, equally momentous, on the Romans themselves, an impact still felt ... Found inside... East was never going to return to the old tripolar balance of power (Antigonids, Seleucids, Ptolemies) that had prevailed for the previous half century. In this monumental work, Peter Green—noted scholar, writer, and critic—breaks with the traditional practice of dividing the Hellenistic world into discrete, repetitious studies of Seleucids, Ptolemies, Antigonids, and Attalids. Found inside – Page 54... of power in an endless patchwork of wars.45 It would seem that the Antigonids, Seleucids, Ptolemies, Attalids and so forth were very worldly men. Found inside – Page 168... interest to the major Hellenistic monarchs , Antigonids , Seleucids and Ptolemies , and located outside the areas in which any of them held sway . A selection of a leading Athenian historian's writings on Alexander the Great and the major monarchies emerging from his empire Found insideA new interpretation of Nemrud Dağ, a key Hellenistic monument which encompasses both Greek and Persian elements. Found insideHow are the two processes related? In Trade in the Ancient Mediterranean, Taco Terpstra investigates how the organizational structure of trade benefited from state institutions. Found inside – Page 102Compact and ethnically homogeneous, the Antigonid kingdom experienced little of the hostility that the Seleucid and Ptolemaic rulers faced. Found insideDiplomacy is a neglected aspect of Hellenistic history, despite the fact that war and peace were the major preoccupations of the rulers of the kingdoms of the time. The most comprehensive and up-to-date work available on ancient Macedonian history and material culture, A Companion to Ancient Macedonia is an invaluable reference for students and scholars alike. Using evidence from a wide array of sources, Sarah Pomeroy discusses women ranging from queens such as Arsinoë II and Cleopatra VII to Jewish slaves working on a Greek estate. Found inside – Page 151(a) Hellenistic dynasts in Rome Antipater ANTIGONIDS SELEUCIDS PTOLEMIES Phila Demetrius (Cassander) Seleucus I (Nicaea = Perdiccas) Eurydice Ptolemy I ... Found insideThe work demonstrates the complexity and motivations of Hellenistic royal civilisation, of courts which governed the transmission of Greek culture to the wider Mediterranean world - and to later ages. Found inside – Page 3956 The Attalids of Pergamum The Attalids differed in several ways from the Antigonids, Seleucids and Ptolemies. Like the rulers of Bithynia, Pontus and other ... Found inside – Page 700 After more than 40 years of struggles and warfare (323-280 BC), four major divisions emerged: Egypt (Ptolemies), Syria (Seleucids), Macedonia (Antigonids) ... Found inside – Page 32He stresses that the monarchies of Antigonids, Seleucids, Ptolemies, and Attalids were “hegemonic empires: supranational state systems, based on military ... Found inside – Page 52... Dynasties: Antigonids, Seleucids, Ptolemies 306 Epicurus founds school in ... arrives in Athens Seleucids take control of Judea 168 CHRONOLOGICAL CHART ... Which encompasses both Greek and Persian elements interpretation of Nemrud Dağ, key. Investigates how the organizational structure of Trade benefited from state institutions by dynasties ( Antigonids,,. 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