The Hellenistic age
By: Peter Thonemann
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9780198759010
Subjects: Civilization; Hellenism; History
Description: The Hellenistic Age was a time of opportunity and adventure, when a Celt from the lower Danube could serve in the mercenary army of a Macedonian king ruling in Egypt. Greek city-states came together under the earliest federal governments known to history, while scientists of Ptolemaic Alexandria measured the circumference of the earth, and pioneering Greek argonauts explored the Atlantic coast of Africa.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-145) and index.