The Hellenistic Period

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This book presents in translation 175 of the most revealingdocuments that have survived on stone and papyrus from theHellenistic period. * * Presents over 150 sources in translation. * Captures the political, social, economic and religious dynamismof the Hellenistic kingdoms and cities. * Covers the entire Hellenistic world, with extensive coverage ofthe Ptolemaic kingdom.

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Roger S. Bagnall

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Ancient & Classical Greek & Hellenistic History Classical Studies Hellenistische Geschichte, Geschichte der griechischen Antike Humanistische Studien

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