Andrew Erskine 
A Companion to the Hellenistic World [PDF ebook] 

Covering the period from the death of Alexander the Great to the
celebrated defeat of Antony and Cleopatra at the hands of Augustus,
this authoritative Companion explores the world that Alexander
created but did not live to see.

* Comprises 29 original essays by leading international
scholars

* Essential reading for courses on Hellenistic history

* Combines narrative and thematic approaches to the period

* Draws on the very latest research

* Covers a broad range of topics, spanning political, religious,
social, economic and cultural history

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Part I Narratives 17

Part II: Protagonists 103

Part III: Change and Continuity 175

Part IV: Greeks and Others 247

Part V: Society and Economy 311

Part VI: Gods and Men 405

Part VII: Arts and Sciences 447

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Andrew Erskine is Head of Classics at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of The Hellenistic Stoa: Political Thought and Action (1990) and Troy between Greece and Rome: Local Tradition and Imperial Power (2001). He has held an Alexander von Humboldt fellowship at the University of Munich.