Daily Life in the Hellenistic Age: From Alexander to Cleopatra

by James Allan Evans

Book Overview

The Hellenistic world, ushered into existance by Alexander the Great, took in a vast region, stretching from Iraq in the east to Sicily in the west. Within this area, society was multicultural but the dominant culture was Greek, developed from the culture of classical Greece, and carrying on the legacy of classical Greece in the visual arts, literature, science, technology, and daily life.

Narrative chapters guide the reader though the vast...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313338124
• ISBN13: 9780313338120
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.3"