Description: Alexander to Actium. The Historical Evolution of the Hellenistic Age. Peter Green. HARDCOVER with dust jacket. University of California Press. First edition 1990. 972 pages. 10.5" x 7.5". ISBN 0520056116.Very good+ condition. The binding is square and tight. The pages are clean, no markings, no creasing or tears. The boards are clean, no wear. The dust jacket is clean with very minimal wear / scuffing. Free domestic shipping USPS Media Mail. The Hellenistic Age, the three extraordinary centuries from the death of Alexander in 323 B. C. to Octavian's final defeat of Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium, has offered a rich and variegated field of exploration for historians, philosophers, economists, and literary critics. Yet few scholars have attempted the daunting task of seeing the period whole, of refracting its achievements and reception through the lens of a single critical mind. Alexander to Actium was conceived and written to fill that gap. A welcome addition to the study of Hellenistic history, which has been notoriously overlooked. Green's text is supplied with the most complete indexing, chronologies, and genealogies that I have ever encountered in a history survey." -- M. Johnston, The Classical Outlook"Green's magisterial narrative history covers Hellenistic society as it has never been covered before, boldly combining political and military events with cultural and intellectual developments." -- Robert Taylor, The Boston Globe"Green's style is lively, he draws striking parallels with recent history and recent persons; he paces his narrative in a way that makes it very readable, while deftly keeping the reader aware of the whole of his large-scale patterning of these complex and ramified chains of events. He punctuates narrative with more general discussion, and he picks out telling details that illuminate and remain in the memory. His story line is crisp, and his interpretation is eminently clear and vividly conveyed." -- Jasper Griffin, New York Review of Books"This is a work long awaited and badly needed. The professional scholar will learn much from it; the teacher will find it an invaluable aid in awakening the interest of students in this neglected period; the common reader will be informed and fascinated by this magnificent account of a time so much more like our own than the better known periods that preceded and succeeded it." -- Donald Kagan, Journal of Interdisciplinary History
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Book Title: Alexander to Actium: The Historical Evolution of the Hellenistic
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Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: University of California
Original Language: English
Item Length: 7.5 in
Intended Audience: Adults
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Edition: First Edition
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Publication Year: 1990
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Item Height: 10.5 in
Author: Peter Green
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Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Genre: Ancient Literature, Art & Culture, Biographies & True Stories, History, Military, Politics & Society, Religious & Spiritual
Topic: Ancient World, Art History, Cultural History, Greek Architecture, Greek Wars, Hellenistic Age, Historic Figures, Military History, Periods of Art, Political History, Warfare
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 80 oz
Item Width: 2 in
Number of Pages: 972
