Author: BURSTEIN, STANLEY M. (ED)
Title: The Hellenistic Age from the Battle of Ipsos to the Death of Kleopatra Vii Translated Documents of Greek and Rome, Volume 3
Description: Cambridge University Press, 1991. Softcover. ISBN: 052128158X. Scholars' bookplate to inner cover (Slater & Dunbabin). 1 page a corner creased. ; Valuable documentary material is buried in inscriptions and papyri and in the works of Greek and Roman grammarians and scholars, and less well known historians and literary figures, of whose writings only isolated quotations have been preserved. Translated Documents of Greece and Rome has been planned to provide, above all, primary source material for the study of the classical world. It makes important historical documents available in English to scholars and students of classical history. The format of the translations is remarkable in attempting to reproduce faithfully the textual difficulties and uncertainties inherent in the documents, so that the reader without a knowledge of classical languages can assess the reliability of the various readings and interpretations. The author"s purpose in compiling this book is to help the teaching of Hellenistic history ; Translated Documents of Greece and Rome 3; Vol. 3; 196 pages. Very Good .

Keywords: 052128158X Hellenistic Kingdoms Greek Literature Latin Literature Epigraphy & Palaeography Classical Greek & Roman Greek History


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