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The Hellenistic World from Alexander to the Roman Conquest A Selection of Ancient Sources in Translation

Authors

M. M. Austin
, University of St Andrews, Scotland
Published 2006

Description

The Hellenistic period began with the considerable expansion of the Greek world through the Macedonian conquest of the Persian empire and ended with Rome becoming the predominant political force in that world. This new and enlarged edition of Michel Austin's seminal work provides a panoramic view of this world through the medium of ancient sources. It now comprises over three hundred texts from literary, epigraphic and papyrological sources which are presented in original translations and supported by introductory sections, detailed…

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  • The most comprehensive sourcebook of its kind for the study of this period
  • Based on original translation of ancient texts and documents, with detailed annotation supporting the extracts throughout the text, extensive cross-references and a full analytical index
  • Completely revised and updated, and significantly enlarged

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