Hellenistic History and Culture (Hellenistic Culture & Society , No 9)

In A 1988 Conference, American And British Scholars Unexpectedly Discovered That Their Ideas Were Converging In Ways That Formed A New Picture Of The Variegated Hellenistic Mosaic. That Picture Emerges In These Essays And Eloquently Displays The Breadth Of Modern Interest In The Hellenistic Age. A Distrust Of All Ideologies Has Altered Old Views Of Ancient Political Structures, And Feminism Has Also Changed Earlier Assessments. The Current Emphasis On Multiculturalism Has Consciously Deemphasized The Western, Greco-roman Tradition, And Nubians, Bactrians, And Other Subject Peoples Of The Time Are Receiving Attention In Their Own Right, Not Just As Recipients Of Greco-roman Culture. History, Like Herakleitos' River, Never Stands Still. These Essays Share A Collective Sense Of Discovery And A Sparking Of New Ideas - They Are A Welcome Beginning To The Reexploration Of A Fascinatingly Complex Age. Introduction : New Approaches To The Hellenistic World / Peter Green -- The Macedonian Imprint On The Hellenistic World / N.g.l. Hammond. Response / E.n. Borza -- The Hellenistic Fringe : The Case Of Meroë / S.m. Burstein. Response / Frank Holt -- What Is Hellenistic About Hellenistic Art? / Martin Robertson. Response / J.j. Pollitt -- People In A Landscape : Theokritos / Peter Levi. Response / David M. Halperin -- Hellenistic Ethics And Philosophical Power / A.a. Long. Response / Paul Woodruff -- The Ptolemies And The Ideology Of Kingship / A.e. Samuel. Response / Diana Delia -- The Base Mechanic Arts? : Some Thoughts On The Contribution Of Science (pure And Applied) To The Culture Of The Hellenistic Age / K.d. White. Response / John Scarborough -- Hellenism And Persecution : Antiochus Iv And The Jews / Erich S. Gruen. Response / M. Gwyn Morgan. Edited And With An Introduction By Peter Green. 'symposium On Hellenistic History And Culture Held At The University Of Texas At Austin, 20-22 October 1988' (preface). 'contributors' : P. 275-276. Includes Bibliographical References And Index (p. [277]-293). In a 1988 conference, American and British scholars unexpectedly discovered that their ideas were converging in ways that formed a new picture of the variegated Hellenistic mosaic. That picture emerges in these essays and eloquently displays the breadth of modern interest in the Hellenistic Age.A distrust of all ideologies has altered old views of ancient political structures, and feminism has also changed earlier assessments. The current emphasis on multiculturalism has consciously deemphasized the Western, Greco-Roman tradition, and Nubians, Bactrians, and other subject peoples of the time are receiving attention in their own right, not just as recipients of Greco-Roman culture.History, like Herakleitos'river, never stands still. These essays share a collective sense of discovery and a sparking of new ideas—they are a welcome beginning to the reexploration of a fascinatingly complex age.This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1995.In a 1988 conference, American and British scholars unexpectedly discovered that their ideas were converging in ways that formed a new picture of the variegated Hellenistic mosaic. That picture emerges in these essays and eloquently displays the breadth o