{"product_id":"the-hellenistic-period-9781405101332","title":"The Hellenistic Period","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book presents in translation 175 of the most revealing documents that have survived on stone and papyrus from the Hellenistic period. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents over 150 sources in translation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCaptures the political, social, economic and religious dynamism of the Hellenistic kingdoms and cities.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers the entire Hellenistic world, with extensive coverage of the Ptolemaic kingdom.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"For any reader, this book will provide an illuminating, reliable and accessible resource. Its clarity of style, meticulous attention to detial, and sensitivity to current bibliography provide a model that should be emulated by other scholars contemplating the creation of their own sourcebooks...it is quite simply difficult to find fault with this book.\" \u003ci\u003eBryn Mawr Classical Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This collection is a model of meticulous scholarship and excellent judgement. I read it with great pleasure and great respect.\" \u003cb\u003eDr John Ma\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCorpus Christi College, University of Oxford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Documents ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote on Editorial Practice xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xxii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote on Reading Documents xxiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Texts 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Political History 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII The Foreign Possessions of the Ptolemies 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII Life in Greek Cities 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV The Bureaucracy of Ptolemaic Egypt 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV The Royal Economy of Egypt 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVI The Military and Police of Ptolemaic Egypt 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVII The Ptolemaic Legal and Judicial System 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVIII Social Relations and Private Life 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIX Religion 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Ptolemaic Administration 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTables and Charts 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Ptolemaic Kings 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII Seleucid Kings to 96 BC 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII Antigonid Kings 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV Attalid Rulers 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV Months 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVI Currency 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary and Index of Greek Terms 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcordance: Papyri 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcordance: Inscriptions 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcordance between Editions 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Persons, Places and Subjects 311\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407835898199,"sku":"9781405101332","price":40.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405101332.jpg?v=1730500689","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-hellenistic-period-9781405101332","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}