The Hellenistic Age: Aspects of Hellenistic Civilization

by John Bagnell Bury

Book Overview

In "the Hellenistic Age and History of Civilization," J.B. Bury discusses important advances made in mathematics, astronomy, and geography; the pattern of the hellenization of Rome; and changing Greek ideas of barbarianism and cosmopolitanism.

E. A. Barber's essay, "Alexandrian Literature," deals with the characteristic styles of the period, Alexandrian poetry, and the new prose forms. Besides the scientific and learned writing it is known for,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393005445
• ISBN13: 9780393005448
• Release Date: October 1970
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"