| Description |
xv, 319 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-303) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : the Greek world transformed -- The Hellenistic kingdoms -- City-states and leagues -- Reality and the individual -- The search for peace of mind. |
| Summary |
Beginning with the death in 323 B.C. of Alexander the Great, the archetypal hero, and ending with Cleopatra, the supreme product of a society that devoted novel attention to women, this book covers developments in politics, science, medicine, philosophy, literature, the fine arts, and the role of women. |
| Subject |
Mediterranean Region -- History -- To 476.
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Hellenism.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Grant, Michael, 1914-2004. From Alexander to Cleopatra. New York : Scribner, c1982 (OCoLC)613172250 |
| ISBN |
0684177803 |
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9780684177809 |
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0684178192 paperback |
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9780684178196 paperback |
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