A Guide to Hellenistic LiteratureJohn Wiley & Sons, 2008 M04 15 - 280 pages This book is a guide to the extraordinarily diverse literature of the Hellenistic period.
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... statue of the god Helius (32 meters in height) that became one of the Seven Wonders of the World; unfortunately, it lasted only until the 220s when it was destroyed in an earthquake. Antigonus' ambition of reuniting Alexander's empire ...
... statue of the god Helius (32 meters in height) that became one of the Seven Wonders of the World; unfortunately, it lasted only until the 220s when it was destroyed in an earthquake. Antigonus' ambition of reuniting Alexander's empire ...
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... statues set up on the Acropolis (partially surviving in copies) that represented mythological and historical victories over forces of chaos (including the Giants, the Amazons, the Persians, and the Gauls), also contributed by an Attalus ...
... statues set up on the Acropolis (partially surviving in copies) that represented mythological and historical victories over forces of chaos (including the Giants, the Amazons, the Persians, and the Gauls), also contributed by an Attalus ...
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... statues and on coins, and by founding cities that were given politically crafted traditions. An outstanding example of ... statue of the goddess Tyche was commissioned from the sculptor Eutychides, who depicted her seated on a nearby ...
... statues and on coins, and by founding cities that were given politically crafted traditions. An outstanding example of ... statue of the goddess Tyche was commissioned from the sculptor Eutychides, who depicted her seated on a nearby ...
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... statues illustrating gods and traditional stories, hundreds of slaves with gold vessels, and richly dressed women riding in litters or sprinkling perfume from golden urns.2 By the first century BC Cicero could describe Antioch, the home ...
... statues illustrating gods and traditional stories, hundreds of slaves with gold vessels, and richly dressed women riding in litters or sprinkling perfume from golden urns.2 By the first century BC Cicero could describe Antioch, the home ...
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... statues of dying Gauls, remarkable for the dramatic and pathetic treatment given a noble enemy. Just below, Eumenes II placed the great Altar of Zeus (now reconstructed in the Berlin Pergamum Museum), which was decorated on the outside ...
... statues of dying Gauls, remarkable for the dramatic and pathetic treatment given a noble enemy. Just below, Eumenes II placed the great Altar of Zeus (now reconstructed in the Berlin Pergamum Museum), which was decorated on the outside ...
Contents
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2 Aesthetics and Style | 26 |
3 Authors and Genres | 50 |
4 Topics in Hellenistic Literature | 168 |
Notes | 223 |
Chronological Tables | 228 |
Suggested Reading | 230 |
Bibliography | 239 |
Index | 251 |
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