A Companion to the Hellenistic World

A Companion to the Hellenistic World
Author: Andrew Erskine
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 624
Release: 2009-02-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 1405154411

Covering the period from the death of Alexander the Great to the celebrated defeat of Antony and Cleopatra at the hands of Augustus, this authoritative Companion explores the world that Alexander created but did not live to see. Comprises 29 original essays by leading international scholars. Essential reading for courses on Hellenistic history. Combines narrative and thematic approaches to the period. Draws on the very latest research. Covers a broad range of topics, spanning political, religious, social, economic and cultural history.

The Geography of Trade: Landscapes of competition and long-distance contacts in Mesopotamia and Anatolia in the Old Assyrian Colony Period

The Geography of Trade: Landscapes of competition and long-distance contacts in Mesopotamia and Anatolia in the Old Assyrian Colony Period
Author: Alessio Palmisano
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2018-10-31
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1784919268

A reassessment of the Old-Assyrian trade network in Upper Mesopotamia and Central Anatolia during the Middle Bronze Age, this volume examines exchange networks and economic strategies, continuity and discontinuity of specific trade circuits and routes, and the evolution of political landscapes throughout the Near East.