The Hellenistic Age: A Short History (Modern Library

The Hellenistic Age: A Short History (Modern Library Chronicles)
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The Hellenistic Age chronicles the years 336 to 30 BCE, a period that witnessed the overlap of two of antiquityâ‚¬s great civilizations, the Greek and the Roman. Peter Greenâ‚¬s remarkably far-ranging study covers the prevalent themes and events of those centuries: the Hellenization, by Alexanderâ‚¬s conquests, of an immense swath of the known world; the lengthy and chaotic partition of this empire by rival Macedonian bands; the decline of the city-state as the predominant political institution; and, finally, Romeâ‚¬s moment of transition from republican to imperial rule. It is a story of war and power-politics, and of the developing fortunes of art, science, and statecraft, spun by an accomplished classicist with an uncanny knack for infusing life into the distant past, and applying fresh insights that make ancient history seem alarmingly relevant to our own times.

â‚¬Å“Spectacular . . . [filled with] Mr. Greenâ‚¬s critical acumen.â‚¬Â
â‚¬â€œThe Wall Street Journal

â‚¬Å“Green draws upon a lifetime of scholarship to brilliantly sum up the three-hundred-year Hellenistic age. . . . Happily, this bookâ‚¬s brevityâ‚¬â€œadmirable in itself, and in its concision, elegance, and authorityâ‚¬â€œisnâ‚¬t achieved at the expense of subtlety and complexity.â‚¬Â
â‚¬â€œThe Atlantic Monthly

â‚¬Å“An interesting and well-written overview . . . Students of world history are in Greenâ‚¬s debt.â‚¬Â
â‚¬â€œThe Philadelphia Inquirer

â‚¬Å“Marvelous . . . splendid . . . a brilliant introduction to this crucial transitional period.â‚¬Â
â‚¬â€œPublishers Weekly (starred review)

Country	USA
Brand	Modern Library
Manufacturer	Random House Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
PartNumber	9780812967401
Color	Multicolor
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Height	8
Length	5.19
Weight	0.43651527876
Width	0.55
ReleaseDate	2008-05-13
NumberOfItems	1

The Hellenistic Age: A Short History (Modern Library Chronicles)

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