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Age of Conquests
Angelos Chaniotis
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Sachbuch / Vor- und Frühgeschichte, Antike
Beschreibung
The ancient world that Alexander the Great transformed in his lifetime was transformed once more by his death. The imperial dynasties of his successors incorporated and reorganized the fallen Persian empire, creating a new land empire stretching from the shores of the Mediterranean to as far east as Bactria. In old Greece a fragile balance of power was continually disturbed by wars. Then, from the late third century, the military and diplomatic power of Rome successively defeated and dismantled every one of the post-Alexandrian political structures.
The Hellenistic period (c. 323-30 BC) was then one of fragmentation, violent antagonism between large states, and struggles by small polities to retain an illusion of independence. Yet it was also a period of growth, prosperity, and intellectual achievement. A vast network spread of trade, influence and cultural contact, from Italy to Afghanistan and from Russia to Ethiopia, enriching and enlivening centres of wealth, power and intellectual ferment.
From Alexander the Great's early days building an empire, via wars with Rome, rampaging pirates, Cleopatra's death and the Jewish diaspora, right up to the death of Hadrian, Chaniotis examines the social structures, economic trends, political upheaval and technological progress of an era that spans five centuries and where, perhaps, modernity began.
Rezensionen
A wide-ranging and lively history of the Greek East that offers a rare combination of erudition and accessibility.
Angelos Chaniotis conveys all the richness and excitement of an extraordinary era in human history in this new work. The period of Greek history after the death of Alexander is the story of the rise and fall of empires and kingdoms, of a new global Greek world stretching from Cyrenaica to Afghanistan, and of the struggle of the cities of the 'old'
The period that begins with the conquests of Alexander the Great and ends with the reign of the Roman emperor Hadrian is one of the most important and tumultuous in world history. Jesus Christ, Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, and Nero are only a few of the figures who lived during this era. Greeks and Greek-speakers played a crucial role during these years and bear witness to a number of astonishing phenomena - the emergence of Christianity, the consolidation of the Roman Empire, the founding of the library in Alexandria, and lasting developments in philosophy, literature, political thought, and technology. Angelos Chaniotis brings the Hellenistic age to life with remarkable learning, mastery of evidence, and sensitivity. His book offers a brilliant picture of the cosmopolitan Greek world and shows why it still matters to us today.
Anyone interested in the great cultural achievements of the ancient Greek world will profit greatly from this ambitious book by a leading historian.
Angelos Chaniotis brings the Hellenistic age to life with remarkable learning, mastery of evidence, and sensitivity. His book offers a brilliant picture of the cosmopolitan Greek world and shows why it still matters to us today.
This is the most original history of the Hellenistic period to appear ... Excellent
A valuable read for anyone interested in Greek, Hellenistic, or Roman history
Conveys all the richness and excitement of an extraordinary era in human history
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Alexander the Great, Persian empire, 323-30 BC, pirates, Angelos Chaniotis, Cleopatra, Kathryn Lomas, Paul Stephenson, The Rise of Imperial Rome, Hadrian, Mary Beard, Mediterranean, Ancient World, Greece, Bactria, The Roman Empire in the East, The Hellenistic period, polities, Profile History of the Ancient World, History, Hans van Wees, Imperial Tragedy, Harvard, states, Italy, Age of Conquests, Russia, SPQR, The Greeks, Ethiopia, Imperial Triumph, Latin, Michael Kulikowski, Afghanistan, Rise of Rome, Rome, Jewish diaspora, modernity, From Alexander to Hadrian, David Potter