Author: George SartonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civilization, Ancient
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
A History of Science: Hellenistic science and culture in the last three centuries B.C
Author: George SartonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civilization, Ancient
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Hellenistic Science and Culture in the Last Three Centuries B.C.
Author: George SartonPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486277402
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 593
Book Description
Noted scholar's brilliant recapitulation of an especially fertile period for Greek astronomy, physics, mathematics, other sciences. Also illuminating discussions of art, religion, literature, more. "A wonderful book." ? Scientific American.
Hellenistic Science and Culture in the Last Three Centuries B.C.
Author: George Alfred Leon SartonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science, Ancient
Languages : en
Pages : 5
Book Description
A History of Science. Hellenistic Science and Culture in the Last 3 Centuries
Author: George SartonA History of Science
Author: George SartonHellenistic Constructs
Author: Paul CartledgePublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520918339
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
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 conventional focuses on politics, society, or economy. The result of original research by some of the leading scholars in Hellenistic history and culture, this volume is an exemplary illustration of the cultural richness of this period. Paul Cartledge's introduction contains an illuminating introductory overview of current trends in Hellenistic scholarship. The essays themselves range over broad questions of comparative historiography, literature, religion, and the roles of Athens, Rome, and the Jews within the context of the Hellenistic world. The volume is dedicated to Frank Walbank and includes an updated bibliography of his work which has been essential to our understanding of the Hellenistic period.
A History of Science: Ancient science through the Golden Age of Greece
Author: George SartonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civilization, Ancient
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
No more published. Bibliographical footnotes. Bibliography: v. 1, p. [615]; v. 2, p. 528. [1] Ancient science through the Golden Age of Greece.--[2] Hellenistic science and culture in the last three centuries B.C.
Ancient Science Through the Golden Age of Greece
Author: George SartonPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486144984
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 690
Book Description
Remarkably readable, thoroughly documented, and well illustrated, this fascinating book by an eminent science historian covers problems of mathematics, astronomy, physics, and biology.
The Hellenistic Age
Author: Peter ThonemannPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198746040
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
The three centuries following the conquests of Alexander were perhaps the most thrilling of all periods of ancient history. Culture, ideas, and individuals travelled freely over vast areas from the Rhone to the Indus, whilst dynasts battled for dominion over Alexander's great empire. Thonemann presents a brief history of this globalized world.
Alexander to Actium
Author: Peter GreenPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520914147
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 999
Book Description
The Hellenistic Age, the three extraordinary centuries from the death of Alexander in 323 B. C. to Octavian's final defeat of Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium, has offered a rich and variegated field of exploration for historians, philosophers, economists, and literary critics. Yet few scholars have attempted the daunting task of seeing the period whole, of refracting its achievements and reception through the lens of a single critical mind. Alexander to Actium was conceived and written to fill that gap. In this monumental work, Peter Green—noted scholar, writer, and critic—breaks with the traditional practice of dividing the Hellenistic world into discrete, repetitious studies of Seleucids, Ptolemies, Antigonids, and Attalids. He instead treats these successor kingdoms as a single, evolving, interrelated continuum. The result clarifies the political picture as never before. With the help of over 200 illustrations, Green surveys every significant aspect of Hellenistic cultural development, from mathematics to medicine, from philosophy to religion, from literature to the visual arts. Green offers a particularly trenchant analysis of what has been seen as the conscious dissemination in the East of Hellenistic culture, and finds it largely a myth fueled by Victorian scholars seeking justification for a no longer morally respectable imperialism. His work leaves us with a final impression of the Hellenistic Age as a world with haunting and disturbing resemblances to our own. This lively, personal survey of a period as colorful as it is complex will fascinate the general reader no less than students and scholars.