Social and Cultural History of the Hellenistic World

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

Av Gillian Ramsey Neugebauer, Canada) Ramsey Neugebauer, Gillian (University of Regina

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Explore the detailed and personal stories of real people living throughout the Hellenistic world In A Social and Cultural History of the Hellenistic World, author Gillian Ramsey Neugebauer paints a vivid picture of the men and women of the Hellenistic period, their communities, and their experiences of life. Assuming only minimal knowledge of classical antiquity, this clear and engaging textbook brings to life the real people who lived in the Mediterranean region, the Balkans, around the Black Sea, across North Africa, and the Near East. Rather than focusing on the elites, royals, and other significant figures of the period, the author draws from a wide range of ancient evidence to explore everyday Hellenistic people in their own context. Reader-friendly chapters offer fresh perspectives on well-studied areas of ancient Greek culture while providing new insights into rarely discussed aspects of day-to-day life in the Hellenistic world. Topics include daily technology, food, clothing, housing, travel, working life, slavery, education, temple economies, and more. Containing numerous references, further readings, photographs, and figures, A Social and Cultural History of the Hellenistic World is an excellent textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses in Ancient History or Classical Studies programs, particularly those dedicated to Hellenistic history.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-01-16
Mått178 x 252 x 20 mm
Vikt499 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieWiley Blackwell Social and Cultural Histories of the Ancient World
Antal sidor352
FörlagJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN9781119043201

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List of Figures xPreface xiAbbreviations xiiiMoney and Weights xvMaps xvi1 Introduction 1What Is Hellenistic? 2Why Social History? 3Mapping Out the Hellenistic World 5A Polyglot World 7Further Reading 82 Sources of Evidence 10Written Sources 10Numismatics 17Archaeological Sources 20Literary Sources 22Further Reading 283 Chronological Patterns 30Prevalence of Warfare 31Alexander the Great’s Legacy 32Successor States 35Foreign Incursions 39Civil Unrest 42Growing Roman Involvement 43Further Reading 464 People and Status 47Slaves 48People on the Land 55Citizens 59Further Reading 645 Making a Living 65Wages 66Agriculture 69Crafts 74Temple Economies 78Further Reading 816 Government and Administration 82A Citizen’s Duties 82Paying Taxes 88Law and Order 94Further Reading 1017 Sex and Gender 103Sex 104Gender 113Further Reading 1208 Daily Life 122Eating and Drinking 122Housing 133Neighbourhoods 138Further Reading 1439 Art and Adornment 144Adorning the Body 145Art 154Further Reading 16110 Education 163Primary Education 163Training Young Citizens 168Occupational Training 169Higher Education 171Exchange of Knowledge 174Further Reading 17811 Leisure and Entertainment 179Opportunities for Leisure 180Children’s Play 181Contents ixGames 182Gambling 184Sports 184Feasts 186Music and Dance 187Dramatic Performances 190Competitive Festivals 192Being in the Audience at a Special Event 193Further Reading 19512 Religious Life 197Traditional Religion 198Religious Change 205Divine Interventions and Interactions 212Funerary Practices 214Further Reading 21513 Health 217Disease in the Hellenistic World 217Medical Knowledge and Craft 219Public Physicians and Public Health 224Treatments 226Healing Sanctuaries 229Further Reading 23214 Technology 234Devices and Machines 235Chemical Processes 245Further Reading 25015 Travel 251Journeys 252Logistics 261Further Reading 267Afterword 269Selected Bibliography 272Index 317