Part I Narratives 17
Part II: Protagonists 103
Part III: Change and Continuity 175
Part IV: Greeks and Others 247
Part V: Society and Economy 311
Part VI: Gods and Men 405
Part VII: Arts and Sciences 447
Andrew Erskine is Head of Classics at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of The Hellenistic Stoa: Political Thought and Action (1990) and Troy between Greece and Rome: Local Tradition and Imperial Power (2001). He has held an Alexander von Humboldt fellowship at the University of Munich.
—"This extremely appealing collection pulls off that hardest of
tricks: it is simultaneously authoritative and exciting, its
findings new as well as true. The Hellenistic age was an age of
marvels and this impeccably edited work is itself a Hellenistic
marvel. Scholars, students and interested non-professionals will
devour it with pleasure and go away nourished, as I did."
—Professor Simon Hornblower, University College London
"Blackwell and Erskine have done a splendid job with the
Hellenistic Companion and I’m extremely pleased to have a copy,
both as a guide for my own contributions and for future reference.
It is, I think, the best comprehensive book on the Hellenistic
world available and a “must have” for everyone working in this
field." —Professor Waldemar Heckel, University of Calgary "I've
found Erskine's Hellenistic World to be an excellent volume."
—Professor Michael Whitby, University of Warwick "The Companion to
the Hellenistic World is very impressive indeed both in its breadth
and its depth, and sets an exhilaratingly high standard for the new
series." —Professor Justina Gregory, Smith College "This Companion,
which I recommend without reservation, is extremely well edited and
referenced, with comprehensive lists of abbreviations of both
ancient authors and reference works, and a good bibliography and
index. The choice of cover illustration (a basalt Egyptian-style
statue of Ptolemy I) is inspired, illustrating pictorially what the
book conveys in erudite scholarship: a fusion of themes and
cultures in a politically- and socially-diverse but unified world,
which provided continuity for its distinct heritages whilst
evolving an individuality of its own." —Bryn Mawr Classical
Review
"A Companion to the Hellenistic World provides a comprehensive and
enlightening survey of the current state of Hellenistic scholarship
and will be required reading for students and teachers for years to
come." —Stanley Burstein, Classical Review "A Companion to the
Hellenistic World is admirable and very enjoyable, and shows
clearly how progress has been made in this subject in recent years.
Andrew Erskine has brought together some of the very best
historians now working on the period and they have produced as
exciting a collection of essays as he could possibly have hoped
for." —Times Literary Supplement "Massive and multifaceted like the
Seleukid kingdom itself, the Companion is nevertheless a compelling
read for the scholar, and an accessible reference for the student
... Clear, learned and a joy to read; it is warmly recommended to
students, scholars looking for an authoritative general survey and
an up-to-date and handy bibliography, and indeed to anyone wishing
to broaden his or her horizons." —Journal of Hellenic Studies
"Lucid and stimulating writing...a first-rate research-tool for the
specialist and a rich mine for the thesis writer. It is also a
"good read", and anyone who is interested in imperialism,
propaganda, the mechanics of power and resistance, and the
political manipulation of culture will be intrigued by the
contemporary resonance of many of the issues discussed." —Mouseion
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