The Cambridge Companion to the Hellenistic World

Book Overview

This Companion volume offers fifteen original essays on the Hellenistic world and is intended to complement and supplement general histories of the period from Alexander the Great to Kleopatra VII of Egypt. Each chapter treats a different aspect of the Hellenistic world - religion, philosophy, family, economy, material culture, and military campaigns, among other topics. The essays address key questions about this period: To what extent were Alexander's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521828791
• ISBN13: 9780521828796
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"