The Hellenistic World from Alexander to the Roman Conquest: A Selection of Ancient Sources in TranslationCambridge University Press, 6.7.2006 - 656 sivua The Hellenistic period began with the considerable expansion of the Greek world through the Macedonian conquest of the Persian empire and ended with Rome becoming the predominant political force in that world. This new and enlarged edition of Michel Austin's seminal work provides a panoramic view of this world through the medium of ancient sources. It now comprises over three hundred texts from literary, epigraphic and papyrological sources which are presented in original translations and supported by introductory sections, detailed notes and references, chronological tables, maps, illustrations of coins, and a full analytical index. The first edition has won widespread admiration since its publication in 1981. Updated with reference to the most recent scholarship on the subject, this new edition will prove invaluable for the study of a period which has received increasing recognition. |
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Sivu 57 - Monarchy. It is neither descent nor legitimacy^ which gives monarchies to men, but the ability to command an army and to handle affairs competently. Such was the case with Philip and the Successors of Alexander. For Alexander's natural son was in no way helped by his kinship with him, because of his weakness of spirit, while those who had no connection with Alexander became kings of almost the whole inhabited world. Suda sv Basileia (2) 1. Literally 'nature'.
Sivu 18 - Hyrcanians b to respect the marriage bond, and taught the Arachosians to till the soil, and persuaded the Sogdians to support their parents, not to kill them, and the Persians 6 to revere their mothers and not to take them in wedlock.
Sivu 285 - Gods very earnestly practiced dhamma, desired dhamma and taught dhamma. On conquering Kalinga the Beloved of the Gods felt remorse, for when an independent country is conquered the slaughter, death and deportation of the people is extremely grievous to the Beloved of the Gods and weighs heavily on his mind. What is even more deplorable to the Beloved of the Gods, is that those who dwell there ... suffer violence, murder and separation from their loved ones.
Sivu 286 - Gods' instructions in Dhamma. Even where the envoys of the Beloved of the Gods have not gone, people hear of his conduct according to Dhamma, his precepts and his instruction in Dhamma, and they follow Dhamma and will continue to follow it. What is obtained by this is victory everywhere, and everywhere victory is pleasant. This pleasure has been obtained through victory by Dhamma yet it is but a slight pleasure, for the Beloved of the Gods only looks upon that as important in its results which pertains...
Sivu 451 - XA THE SAME TO HIS DEAR CICERO Narona, end of January, 44 BC If you are in good health, it is well ; I, too, am in 1 good health. So far I have ferreted out nothing about your Dionysius ° ; and I am the less likely to do so since the cold of Dalmatia which drove me thence has again frozen me up here. I shall not stop, however, until I rout him out some time or other. But you are setting me all sorts of hard tasks.
Sivu 451 - The like shall be done with the other materials needed for making the restoration of the Temple more splendid. And all the members of the nation shall have a form of government in accordance with the laws of their country, and the senate, the priests, the scribes of the Temple and the Temple-singers shall be relieved from the poll-tax and the crown-tax and the salt-tax which they pay.
Sivu 285 - Gods, is that those who dwell there, whether brahmans, sramanas, or those of other sects, or householders who show obedience to their superiors, obedience to mother and father, obedience to their teachers and behave well and devotedly towards their friends, acquaintances, colleagues, relatives, slaves, and servants - all suffer violence, murder, and separation from their loved ones. Even those who are fortunate to have escaped, and whose love is undiminished [by the brutalizing effect of war], suffer...
Sivu 286 - Gods conciliates the forest tribes of his empire, but he warns them that he has the power even in his remorse, and he asks them to repent, lest they be killed. For the Beloved of the Gods wishes that all beings should be unharmed, self-controlled, calm in mind, and gentle. The Beloved of the Gods considers victory by Dhamma to be the foremost victory. And moreover the Beloved of the Gods has gained this victory on all his frontiers! to a distance of six hundred yojanas [ie about...
Sivu 621 - Gods, shall be added every four years to the five additional days before the new year, in order that all may know that the former defect in the arrangement of the seasons and the year and the received opinions concerning the whole arrangement of the heavens has been corrected and made good by the Benefactor Gods.
Sivu 265 - THE GREAT KING, THE LEGITIMATE KING, THE KING OF THE WORLD, KING OF ASSYRIA, KING OF (ALL) THE FOUR RIMS (OF THE EARTH), KING OF KINGS, PRINCE WITHOUT RIVAL, WHO RULES FROM THE UPPER SEA. TO THE LOWER SEA...