The world that Alexander remade in his lifetime was transformed once more by his death in 323 BCE. His successors reorganized Persian lands to create a new empire stretching from the eastern Mediterranean as far as present-day Afghanistan, while in Greece and Macedonia a fragile balance of power repeatedly dissolved into war. Then, from the late third century BCE to the end of the first, Rome's military and diplomatic might successively dismantled these post-Alexandrian political structures, one by one.
During the Hellenistic period (c. 323-30 BCE), small polities struggled to retain the illusion of their identity and independence, in the face of violent antagonism among large states. With time, trade growth resumed and centers of intellectual and artistic achievement sprang up across a vast network, from Italy to Afghanistan and Russia to Ethiopia. But the death of Cleopatra in 30 BCE brought this Hellenistic moment to a close--or so the story goes. In Angelos Chaniotis's view, however, the Hellenistic world continued to Hadrian's death in 138 CE. Not only did Hellenistic social structures survive the coming of Rome, Chaniotis shows, but social, economic, and cultural trends that were set in motion between the deaths of Alexander and Cleopatra intensified during this extended period. Age of Conquests provides a compelling narrative of the main events that shaped ancient civilization during five crucial centuries. Many of these developments--globalization, the rise of megacities, technological progress, religious diversity, and rational governance--have parallels in our world today.
Автор: Horbury Название: Jewish War under Trajan and Hadrian ISBN: 0521622964 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521622967 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 18216.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book presents a new history of the two major Jewish risings against Rome in the early second century following the destruction of Jerusalem. It draws together recent historical and archaeological work, and will be valuable to all those interested in Judaism and Christianity in the Roman Empire.
Описание: Athens After Empire provides a detailed history of Athens and its constancy as a crucial part of the Mediterranean landscape. This new narrative history of post-Classical Athens extends the period of study and expands research into the areas of socio-cultural change.
Описание: Built almost 2,000 years ago by the Roman occupiers of Britain, Hadrian`s Wall is one of the most famous and identifiable World Heritage sites. This is a memoir of two old friends, one American and one British, who reunited to trek the length of the Wall, reminiscing about the past while also expressing fears about the future.
Автор: Hingley, Richard Название: Hadrian`s wall ISBN: 0198707029 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780198707028 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 8870.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In Hadrian`s Wall: A Life, Hingley addresses the post-Roman history of Hadrian`s Wall, and considers the ways in which the monument has been imagined, represented, and researched from the sixth century to the internet era. With over 100 images, it discusses the significant political, cultural, and religious role the Wall has played over the years.
Описание: Italy and the East Roman World in the Medieval Mediterranean addresses the understudied topic of the Italian peninsula`s relationship to the continuation of the Roman Empire in the east, across the early and central Middle Ages.
Описание: A fascinating history of nineteenth century Eastern Mediterranean port cities, which re-examines the European influence over the urban space, leisure practises, and the formation of class, gender and national identity, providing an alternative view of the relationship between the Islamic World and Europe.
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