From Alexander to Cleopatra: the Hellenistic worldBeginning 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. |
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Recensione dell'utente - tnilsson - LibraryThingI've greatly enjoyed similar books by other authors about the Roman and the Byzantine ages. And I looked forward to learning more from this book about the Hellenistic age. But the book never captured ... Leggi recensione completa
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Recensione dell'utente - zette - LibraryThing(History Book Club Edition, 1982) I have never been disappointed with a book by historian Michael Grant, and this one lived up to all expectations. I knew bits and pieces about the Hellenistic age ... Leggi recensione completa
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The Greek World Transformed i | 1 |
The Balance of Power 1 | 12 |
CityStates and Leagues | 105 |
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Informazioni bibliografiche
| Titolo | From Alexander to Cleopatra: the Hellenistic world Armenian Research Center collection |
| Autore | Michael Grant |
| Edizione | illustrata |
| Editore | Scribner, 1982 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | la University of California |
| Digitalizzato | 17 ago 2007 |
| ISBN | 0684177803, 9780684177809 |
| Lunghezza | 319 pagine |
| Esporta citazione | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |