{"product_id":"a-history-of-the-hellenistic-world-9780631233879","title":"A History of the Hellenistic World","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA History of the Hellenistic World provides a new, authoritative account of the period following the reign of Alexander the Great. With clear narration and extensive documentation, the book explains the highly complex political history of the Hellenistic period.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A new narrative history, written by an expert in the field, offering an authoritative and accessible survey for students and readers alike. This is an excellent model of how it should be done, and I am sure that it will be not only students who find this a valuable reference work.\" (\u003ci\u003eScholia Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, 2009)  \u003cp\u003e\"The author, emeritus professor of ancient history at the University of Marburg, highlights the relationships between Greek city-states and Macedonian monarchies.\" (\u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education Supplement)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/i\u003e viii  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Maps\u003c\/i\u003e ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface\u003c\/i\u003e x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Abbreviations\u003c\/i\u003e xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/i\u003e 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I THE MAKING OF THE HELLENISTIC WORLD 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 First Steps\u003c\/b\u003e 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI From Babylon to Triparadeisos 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII Kassander and Polyperchon 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII Antigonos 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Consolidation\u003c\/b\u003e 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Seleukos 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII Lysimachos 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII Ptolemy 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV Kassander and Europe 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 From Ipsos to Koroupedion\u003c\/b\u003e 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI After Ipsos 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII Demetrios as King of the Macedonians 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII Asia Minor 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV Towards War – Again 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The Structure of Power\u003c\/b\u003e 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI The New Kings 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII Land Distributions and City Foundations 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII Regional Government 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II THE HELLENISTIC WORLD IN ACTION 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Europe after Koroupedion\u003c\/b\u003e 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Keraunos and the Celtic Invasion 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII The Rise of the Aitolian League and Delphi 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII Pyrrhos and Antigonos Gonatas 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV Antigonos Gonatas and the Chremonidean War 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV Aitolia and Achaia 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVI The Leagues Expand 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVII Antigonos Doson 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVIII Retrospect 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Asia\u003c\/b\u003e 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI The Structure of Empire 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII Antiochos I \"Soter\" 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII The Middle Years 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV Power and Government 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Egypt\u003c\/b\u003e 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Founding Ptolemaic Rule 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII New and Old 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII Alexandria and Ptolemais 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV Ruler Cult 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV External Possessions 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III THE CHALLENGE OF ROME 163\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Clouds in the West\u003c\/b\u003e 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Egypt 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII Seleukid Asia 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII Europe 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Storm in the Balkans\u003c\/b\u003e 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Intermezzo 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII Romans in the Balkans 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII Antiochos III 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Symploke\u003c\/b\u003e 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Asia 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII Europe 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART IV ROME IN THE HELLENISTIC WORLD 247\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Europe\u003c\/b\u003e 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Macedonia 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII Achaia 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII Athens 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Egypt and Asia\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI The \"Sixth Syrian War\" 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII Western Asia Minor 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 The End of the Seleukids\u003c\/b\u003e 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Antiochos IV 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII The Dynasty Collapses 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII Terminal Cancer 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Central and Eastern Anatolia\u003c\/b\u003e 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Anatolia Becomes Hellenistic 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII The \"First Mithridatic War\" 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