Hellenistic Constructs: Essays in Culture, History, and Historiography

The Hellenistic period (approximately the last three centuries B.C.), with its cultural complexities and enduring legacies, retains a lasting fascination today. Reflecting the vigor and productivity of scholarship directed at this period in the past decade, this collection of original essays is a wide—ranging exploration of current discoveries and questions. The twelve essays emphasize the cultural interaction of Greek and non—Greek societies in the Hellenistic period, in contrast to more c...