History of the Hellenistic World

- List of Illustrations
- List of Maps
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction

Part I: The Making of the Hellenistic World

Chapter 1 First Steps
I From Babylon to Triparadeisos
II Kassander and Polyperchon
III Antigonos

Chapter 2 Consolidation
I Seleukos
II Lysimachos
III Ptolemy
IV Kassander and Europe

Chapter 3 From Ipsos to Koroupedion
I After Ipsos
II Demetrios King of the Macedonians
III Asia Minor
IV Towards War--again

Chapter 4 The Structure of Power
I The New Kings
II Land Distribution and City Foundations
III Regional Government

Part II: The Hellenistic World In Action

Chapter 5 Europe after Koroupedion
I Keraunos and the Celtic Invasion
II The Rise of the Aitolian League and Delphi
III Pyrrhos and Antigonos Gonatas
IV Antigonos Gonatas and the Chremonidean War
V Aitolia and Achaia
VI The Leagues Expand
VII Antigonos Doson
VIII Retrospect

Chapter 6 Asia
I The Structure of Empire
II Antiochos I "Soter"
III The Middle Years
IV Power and Government
a) Royalty
b) Armies
c) Kings and the Old Cities
d) Royal Foundations
e) The Politics of Gratitude

Chapter 7 Egypt
I Founding Ptolemaic Rule
II New and Old
III Alexandria and Ptolemais
IV Ruler Cult
V External Possessions

Part III: The Challenge of Rome

Chapter 8 Clouds in the West
I Egypt
II Seleukid Asia
III Europe
a) The Social War
b) The "First Macedonian War"

Chapter 9 Storm in the Balkans
I Intermezzo
a) Antiochos
b) Macedonia
II Romans in the Balkans
a) War
b) The Peace
III Antiochos III
a) The Failure of Diplomacy
b) TheLast Round

Chapter 10 Symploke
I Asia
a) The Seleukids
b) Pergamon
c) Rhodes
d) The Free Cities
II Europe
a) Southern Greece
b) Macedonia and Northern Greece 329

Part IV: Rome in the Hellenistic World

Chapter 11 Europe
I Macedonia
II Achaia
III Athens

Chapter 12 Egypt and Asia
I The "Sixth Syrian War"
II Western Asia Minor

Chapter 13 The End of the Seleukids
I Antiochos

R. Malcolm Errington is Emeritus Professor of Ancient History at the University of Marburg, Germany. He holds degrees from the University of Durham and has published extensively on the Hellenistic period, especially on Roman expansion, and on Late Antiquity.

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