Social and Cultural History of the Hellenistic World

Social and Cultural History of the Hellenistic World

Ramsey Neugebauer, Gillian

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

12/2024

352

Mole

9781119043201

15 a 20 dias

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List of Figures x

Preface xi

Abbreviations xiii

Money and Weights xv

Maps xvi

1 Introduction 1

What Is Hellenistic? 2

Why Social History? 3

Mapping Out the Hellenistic World 5

A Polyglot World 7

Further Reading 8

2 Sources of Evidence 10

Written Sources 10

Numismatics 17

Archaeological Sources 20

Literary Sources 22

Further Reading 28

3 Chronological Patterns 30

Prevalence of Warfare 31

Alexander the Great's Legacy 32

Successor States 35

Foreign Incursions 39

Civil Unrest 42

Growing Roman Involvement 43

Further Reading 46

4 People and Status 47

Slaves 48

People on the Land 55

Citizens 59

Further Reading 64

5 Making a Living 65

Wages 66

Agriculture 69

Crafts 74

Temple Economies 78

Further Reading 81

6 Government and Administration 82

A Citizen's Duties 82

Paying Taxes 88

Law and Order 94

Further Reading 101

7 Sex and Gender 103

Sex 104

Gender 113

Further Reading 120

8 Daily Life 122

Eating and Drinking 122

Housing 133

Neighbourhoods 138

Further Reading 143

9 Art and Adornment 144

Adorning the Body 145

Art 154

Further Reading 161

10 Education 163

Primary Education 163

Training Young Citizens 168

Occupational Training 169

Higher Education 171

Exchange of Knowledge 174

Further Reading 178

11 Leisure and Entertainment 179

Opportunities for Leisure 180

Children's Play 181

Contents ix

Games 182

Gambling 184

Sports 184

Feasts 186

Music and Dance 187

Dramatic Performances 190

Competitive Festivals 192

Being in the Audience at a Special Event 193

Further Reading 195

12 Religious Life 197

Traditional Religion 198

Religious Change 205

Divine Interventions and Interactions 212

Funerary Practices 214

Further Reading 215

13 Health 217

Disease in the Hellenistic World 217

Medical Knowledge and Craft 219

Public Physicians and Public Health 224

Treatments 226

Healing Sanctuaries 229

Further Reading 232

14 Technology 234

Devices and Machines 235

Chemical Processes 245

Further Reading 250

15 Travel 251

Journeys 252

Logistics 261

Further Reading 267

Afterword 269

Selected Bibliography 272

Index 317
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