The Hellenistic World: Revised Edition

The vast empire that Alexander the Great left at his death in 323 BC has few parallels. For the next three hundred years the Greeks controlled a complex of monarchies and city-states that stretched from the Adriatic Sea to India. F. W. Walbank’s lucid and authoritative history of that Hellenistic world examines political events, describes the different social systems and mores of the people under Greek rule, traces important developments in literature and science, and discusses the new religious movements.

The vast empire that Alexander the Great left at his death in 323 BC has few parallels. For the next three hundred years the Greeks controlled a complex of monarchies and city-states that stretched from the Adriatic Sea to India. Walbank's lucid and authoritative history of that Hellenistic world examines political events, describes the different social systems and mores of the people under Greek rule, traces important developments in literature and science, and discusses the new religious movements.

1992, hardcover reprint edition (of a work first published in 1981), book club reprint, Harvard University Press, MA. 288 pages. Illustrations / references throughout. "Anyone with an interest in classical civilization would enjoy this ... it is the best book available in English." Describes, illustrates the 300 years after the death of Alexander the Great.