TY - BOOK AU - Thonemann,Peter ED - Oxford University Press. TI - The Hellenistic age: a very short introduction T2 - Very short introductions SN - 9780191808746 (ebook) : AV - DF77 U1 - 938 23 KW - Civilization, Greco-Roman KW - Greece KW - Civilization KW - To 146 B.C N1 - Online access provided by Oxford University Press as part of Very short introductions; Previously issued in print: 2018; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized N2 - 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. Peter Thonemann presents a brief history of this globalised world UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/actrade/9780198746041.001.0001 ER -