Greece and the Hellenistic world
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Greece and the Hellenistic world
（The Oxford history of the classical world, [1]）
Oxford University Press, 1988
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Originally published as 1 v.: 1986
Includes bibliographies and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: pbk ISBN 9780192821652
Description
"The Oxford history of the classical world" aims to present the general reader with a view of the Graeco-Roman world, its history and achievements. This volume is concerned with the period from the 8th to the 1st century BC and deals with the Hellenization of the Middle East by the monarchies established in the area conquered by Alexander the Great. Chapters written by established historians discuss the political and social history and are interspersed with sections on literature, philosophy and the arts. The historical framework is reinforced by maps and chronological charts. The companion text is "The Oxford history of the classical world - Rome".blished as one volume in 1986 by OUP.
Table of Contents
- Introduction. Greece - the history of the archaic period
- Homer
- Greek myth and Hesiod
- lyric elegaic poetry
- early Greek philosophy
- Greece - the history of the classical period
- Greek drama
- Greek historians
- life and society in classical Greece
- classical Greek philosophy
- Greek religion
- Greek art and architecture
- the history of the Hellenistic period
- Hellenistic culture and literature
- Hellenistic philosophy and science
- Hellenistic and Graeco-Roman art. Table of events. Descriptive list of illustrations. Index.
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ISBN 9780198143802
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An authoritative guide to the history and achievements of the Graeco-Roman world.
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