Hellenistic World: Revised Edition
Walbank's erudition is predictably wide as well as deep, his mastery of the essential documents assured...He is also commendably up-to-date on many vexed questions of interpretation...Walbank is clear and perceptive. (Peter GreenTimes Literary Supplement)Anyone with an interest in classical civilization would enjoy this...It is the best book [on the subject] available in English. (Robin Lane FoxFinancial Times)Walbank'sHellenistic Worldbeautifully recalls for contemporary readers the general and special achievements and features of one of the most remarkable periods in world history. (John E. RexineHistory)Together these five compact volumes [Early Greeceby Oswyn Murray,Democracy and Classical Greeceby J. K. Davies,The Hellenistic Worldby F. W. Walbank,The Roman Republicby Michael Crawford,The Later Roman Empireby Averil Cameron, all available from Harvard] cover much of the history of the classical world, and do so with both ease and authority...For this new series they have been revised or otherwise brought up to date. (Washington Post Book World)A concise but comprehensive and authoritative book in English on the Hellenistic world, the world set in motion by Alexander the Great, is indeed most welcome. Walbank was unquestionably well equipped to undertake such a project, and his contribution has been well appreciated. (Edmund F. BloedowBryn Mawr Classical Review)