A history of the Hellenistic world

List of Illustrations

List of Maps

Preface

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

Part I. The Making of the Hellenistic World

1. First Steps

I. From Babylon to Triparadeisos

II. Kassander and Polyperchon

III. Antigonos

2. Consolidation

I. Seleukos

II. Lysimachos

III. Ptolemy

IV. Kassander and Europe

3. From Ipsos to Koroupedion

I. After Ipsos

II. Demetrios as King of the Macedonians

III. Asia Minor

IV. Towards War - Again

4. The Structure of Power

I. The New Kings

II. Land Distributions and City Foundations

III. Regional Government

Part II. The Hellenistic World in Action

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

6. Asia

I. The Structure of Empire

II. Antiochos I "Soter"

III. The Middle Years

IV. Power and Government

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

8. Clouds in the West

I. Egypt

II. Seleukid Asia

III. Europe

9. Storm in the Balkans

I. Intermezzo

II. Romans in the Balkans

III. Antiochos III

10. Symploke

I. Asia

II. Europe

Part IV. Rome in the Hellenistic World

11. Europe

I. Macedonia

II. Achaia

III. Athens

12. Egypt and Asia

I. The "Sixth Syrian War"

II. Western Asia Minor

13. The End of the Seleukids

I. Antiochos IV

II. The Dynasty Collapses

III. Terminal Cancer

14. Central and Eastern Anatolia

I. Anatolia Becomes Hellenistic

II. The "First Mithridatic War"

III. Anatolia Becomes Roman

15. Egypt Becomes Roman

I. Ptolemy VI "Philometor"

II. Ptolemy VIII "Euergetes" II

III. Woman Power

IV. Kleopatra "Philopator" and the End of Ptolemaic Egypt

16. Epilogue

Select Bibliography

Royal Dynasties

Index