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Description edit
This book presents in translation 175 of the most revealing documents that have survived on stone and papyrus from the Hellenistic period. Presents over 150 sources in translation. Captures the political, social, economic and religious dynamism of the Hellenistic kingdoms and cities. ... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Antiochus: Add a description of this character.
- Zenon
- Alexander
- Herakleides
- Dionysios
- Demetrios
- Hermias
- Demetrius Poliorcetes
- King Ptolemy
- Demetria
- Apollonios
- Posideon
- Berenike
- Arsinoe
- Cleopatra
- Meleager
- Rigsby
- Philippos
- Diophantos
- King Seleucus
- Mithradates Eupator
- Laodike
- Kal
- Preaux
- Artemis Leukophryene
- Ptolemaios
- Antigonus
- God Manifest
- Harmais
- Ptolemy Viii
- Sklav
- Simon
- Olympias
- A. E. Samuel
- Mnevis
- Leon
- Heras
- Marcus
- L. Robert
- Asklapon
- Diophanes
- Alketas
Setting & Locations edit
- Alexandria
- Rome
- Ptolemaic Egypt
- Greece
- Magnesia
- Asia Minor
- Syria
- Memphis
- Smyrna
- Philadelphia
- Pergamon
- Miletos
- Demares
- Athens
- Praxikles
- Fayyum
- Ephesos
- Macedon
- Memnoneia
- Paris
- Diospolis
- Phoenicia
- Priene
- Temnos
- Antipatros
- Kerkeosiris
- Seleukia
- Serapeum
- Samos
- Benefactor Gods
- Salamis
- Pelusium
- Thebes
- Cyprus
- Arkesine
- Herakleopolis
- Brussels
- Menches
- Asklepiades
- Ilion
- Herakleopolite
- Caria
- Cilicia
- Halikarnassos
- Hephaistion
First Sentence edit
Following his victory over the Persians in the cavalry battle at the Granikos River in May 334, Alexander proceeded south in Asia Minor and, after his arrival at Ephesos, set about the liberation of the Greek cities (Arrian 1.18.1-2; on Alexander's actions and policy here see A. J. Heisserer, Alexander the Great and the Greeks <Norman, OK, 1980>, especially chapter 6).
Authors & Contributors edit
- John Fleming (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 938.08
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