“Most books on the Hellenistic world begin by lamenting the state of our evidence for the period. This is nonsense. On almost any criterion, we know far more about Hellenistic history than we do about the Archaic or Classical Greek world” (p. 9-10). This statement serves to summarise the enthusiastic and lively tone of P. Thonemann’s The Hellenistic Age. Thonemann, an Associate...(展开全部)

彼得·索恩曼 牛津大学古代史副教授，在瓦德汉姆学院主讲希腊和罗马史，凭借著作《梅安德河谷：从古代到拜占庭的历史地理》（2011）于2012年获得声望卓著的朗西曼奖；与西蒙·普莱斯合著了《古典欧洲的诞生：从特洛伊到奥古斯丁的历史》（2010），并定期为《泰晤士报文学副刊》撰写有关希腊和罗马历史文化方面的文章。

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 refracti...(展开全部)

（德）鲁道夫·普法伊费尔Rudolf Pfeiffer，1889-1979，德国古典学家，曾先后在德国汉堡、慕尼黑等大学任教。

（德）鲁道夫·普法伊费尔Rudolf Pfeiffer，1889-1979，德国古典学家，曾先后在德国汉堡、慕尼黑等大学任教。

A full account of the philosophy of the Greek and Roman worlds from the last days of Aristotle (c.320 BC) until 100 BC. Hellenistic philosophy, for long relatively neglected and unappreciated, has over the last decade been the object of a considerable amount of scholarly attention. Now available in paperback, this 1999 volume is a general reference work which pulls the subject ...(展开全部)

Covering the period from the death of Alexander the Great to the celebrated defeat of Antony and Cleopatra at the hands of Augustus, this authoritative Companion explores the world that Alexander created but did not live to see. •Comprises 29 original essays by leading international scholars. •Essential reading for courses on Hellenistic history. •Combines narrative and themati...(展开全部)

In this revisionist study of Roman imperialism in the Greek world, Gruen considers the Hellenistic context within which Roman expansion took place. The evidence discloses a preponderance of Greek rather than Roman ideas: a noteworthy readiness on the part of Roman policymakers to adjust to Hellenistic practices rather than to impose a system of their own.

In this revisionist study of Roman imperialism in the Greek world, Gruen considers the Hellenistic context within which Roman expansion took place. The evidence discloses a preponderance of Greek rather than Roman ideas: a noteworthy readiness on the part of Roman policymakers to adjust to Hellenistic practices rather than to impose a system of their own.