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The Hellenistic World from Alexander to the Roman Conquest

The Hellenistic period (323–30 BC) began with the considerable expansion of

the Greek world through the Macedonian conquest of the Persian empire and

ended with Rome becoming the predominant political force in that world.

This new and enlarged edition of Michel Austin’s seminal work provides a

panoramic view of this world through the medium of ancient sources. It now

comprises over three hundred texts from literary, epigraphic and papyrological

sources which are presented in original translations and supported by

introductory sections, detailed notes and references, chronological tables,

maps, illustrations of coins, and a full analytical index. The ﬁrst edition has

won widespread admiration since its publication in 1981. Updated and

expanded with reference to the most recent scholarship on the subject, this

new edition will prove invaluable for the study of a period which has received

increasing recognition.

MICHEL AUSTIN is Honorary Senior Lecturer in Ancient History at the

University of St Andrews. His previous publications include Economic and

Social History of Ancient Greece. An Introduction (1977). He is the author of

numerous articles and was a contributor to the Cambridge Ancient History ,

vol. VI (2nd edition, 1994).

The Hellenistic World

From Alexander to the

Roman Conquest

A selection of ancient sources in translation

Second augmented edition

M. M. AUSTIN

Honorary Senior Lecturer in Ancient History

University of St Andrews

Michel Austin - The Hellenistic World from Alexander to the Roman Conquest.pdf