The Roman Republic and the Hellenistic Mediterranean : from Alexander to Caesar / Joel Allen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allen, Joel, 1970- author.

Contributor:

Bernard W. Freeman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Relations.

Rome--History--Republic, 265-30 B.C.

Rome.

Rome (Empire).

History.

Mediterranean Region--History--To 476.

Mediterranean Region.

Rome--Relations--Mediterranean Region.

Mediterranean Region--Relations--Rome.

Civilization, Greco-Roman.

International relations.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 264 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Blackwell, 2020.

Summary:

"This book endeavors to put the historical narratives of various regions of the Mediterranean in tandem with each other for the course of the Hellenistic period--the Roman Republic, for certain, but also Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt, North Africa, and western Europe. With a task this enormous, one is reminded of the apocryphal Michelangelo and his thoughts on how to sculpt: what matters about the work is not what remains but what is chipped away. Limited space makes it impossible to go into detail about every aspect of a single civilization or culture. Rather I have favored episodes or trends that, in one way or another, have brought one realm into contact with the next, or have a bearing on multiple regional contexts. Political and diplomatic histories tend to receive emphasis, although issues of social and cultural experience are present in every case, especially as they relate to the cosmopolitanism of this world"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

To 336 : four peninsulas and a delta

To 336 : Roman origins and institutions

To 321 : Alexanders in Asia and Italy

To 295 : an elusive equilibrium

To 264 : the path of Pyrrhus

To 238 : the three corners of Sicily

To 201 : the expanding Roman horizon

To 186 : Hercules and the muses

To 164 : hostages of diplomacy

To 133 : the price of empire

To 101 : the "new men" of Rome and the Mediterranean

To 79 : boundless violence

To 63 : extraordinary commands

To 52 : the world according to Pompey

To 44 : Roman Alexanders

Epilogue : not the end.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Bernard W. Freeman Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Allen, Joel, 1970- author. Roman Republic and the Hellenistic Mediterranean

ISBN:

9781118959336

1118959337

9781118959343

1118959345

OCLC:

1085575844

Publisher Number:

99981263477