About the Book
The Hellenistic period (approximately the last three centuries B.C.) with its cultural complexities and enduring legacies retains a lasting fascination today. Reflecting the vigor and productivity of scholarship directed at this period in the past decade this collection of original essays is a wide-ranging exploration of current discoveries and questions. The twelve essays emphasize the cultural interaction of Greek and non-Greek societies in the Hellenistic period in contrast to more conventional focuses on politics society or economy. The result of original research by some of the leading scholars in Hellenistic history and culture this volume is an exemplary illustration of the cultural richness of this period.
Paul Cartledge's introduction contains an illuminating introductory overview of current trends in Hellenistic scholarship. The essays themselves range over broad questions of comparative historiography literature religion and the roles of Athens Rome and the Jews within the context of the Hellenistic world. The volume is dedicated to Frank Walbank and includes an updated bibliography of his work which has been essential to our understanding of the Hellenistic period.
Paul Cartledge's introduction contains an illuminating introductory overview of current trends in Hellenistic scholarship. The essays themselves range over broad questions of comparative historiography literature religion and the roles of Athens Rome and the Jews within the context of the Hellenistic world. The volume is dedicated to Frank Walbank and includes an updated bibliography of his work which has been essential to our understanding of the Hellenistic period.