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Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Age
Prof Peter Green
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Description for Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Age
Paperback. A masterly narrative survey of three centuries, from Alexander's conquest and empire to the triumph of Rome Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
A masterly narrative survey of three centuries, from Alexander's conquest and empire to the triumph of Rome.
The book begins with the personality and achievements of Alexander the Great, and continues with the military and political violence of the successor-kingdoms that fought over his inheritance.
This era saw many important developments: a shift from the oral to the written; a move from the public to the private and a new individualist ethos; a huge growth in slavery, and therefore a glut of slave-labour which destroyed the incentive to innovate; a growing gap between rich and poor; a growing ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
223g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780753824139
SKU
V9780753824139
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About Prof Peter Green
Peter Green was born in Britain in 1924. In the Second World War he served in Burma and afterwards studied classics at Cambridge University. After working as a journalist and writing historical novels, he taught classics in Athens until 1971, when he became Professor of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin. In 1997 he became Emeritus Professor of ... Read more
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