The anthology 'The History of Hellenistic Period' brings together an intricate tapestry of scholarly works that illuminate the complex socio-political and cultural fabric of the Hellenistic world, post-Alexander the Great. The collection melds diverse literary styles, from analytical essays to narrative histories, affording a panoramic view of a transformative epoch. These pieces collectively underscore the grandeur and the turmoil of the period, exploring the spread of Hellenistic culture...

The Ptolemaic dynasty, sometimes also known as the Lagids or Lagidae, was a Macedonian Greek royal family, which ruled the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt during the Hellenistic period. Their rule lasted for 275 years, from 305 to 30 BC. They were the last dynasty of ancient Egypt.This is the history of the House of Ptolemy.

The Hellenistic Age presents a richly textured tapestry of the vibrant era following the conquests of Alexander the Great, encapsulating a period marked by profound cultural synergies. Drawing from an array of literary styles and scholarly interpretations, this anthology collectively explores the dynamics of Hellenistic civilization, casting light on pivotal societal, philosophical, and artistic evolutions. The collection includes notable essays that dissect the political and social struct...

In 'History of the Hellenistic Age,' an anthology of unparalleled depth and diversity, readers are invited to explore the tumultuous yet fascinating era following the death of Alexander the Great. This collection artfully compiles a range of essays, each encapsulating unique perspectives on the political, cultural, and social transformations that defined the Hellenistic period. The works included in this anthology deftly navigate themes ranging from political intrigue and diplomatic maneuv...

The Hellenistic Age surveys the centuries in which Alexander's conquests transformed the eastern Mediterranean and Near East into a connected, contested world of kingdoms, cities, migrations, and cultural exchange. Combining political narrative with social, religious, and intellectual history, the volume moves from dynastic conflict and imperial administration to the circulation of Greek language, art, learning, and civic institutions. Its range reveals the Hellenistic world not as a mere ...

The lectures contained in this volume were given for the University of Edinburgh on Lord Gifford's foundation in the years 1933 and 1934. I have delayed their publication in the hope that with process of time I might, by further reading and thought, be able to expand and modify them, so as to make them more worthy of presentation to the public in the form of a book. This hope has been so meagrely realized that it now seems best to let them go forth, with all their imperfections on their he...

The House of Seleucus, by noted historian Edwynt Bevan, chronicles the history of the Seleucid Empire, founded by Seleucus I Nicator following the death of Alexander the Great.

First published in 1938, this title presents the greater part of the 1933 Gifford Lectures in natural theology, given by Edwyn Bevan. The questions raised regarding the element of symbolism in religious conceptions takes the reader to the very heart of the religious problem, and addresses some of the most fundamental questions posed by theology and comparative religion: the nature of ‘Spirit’; the spiritual efficacy of sacred histories and the images they utilise, in particular those found...

The ancient world as a whole believed in the existence of a world of spirits beyond, or alongside, the visible, tangible world. They believed also that communications between these two worlds frequently took place: everywhere we find diviners and prophets, oracles and visionaries.First published in 1928, Sibyls and Seers investigates the various aspects of this ‘superstition’ in the Ancient Near East, in Homer, the Greek tragedians, and the myriad religions of the Roman Em...

First published in 1927, this title presents a well-regarded study of this intriguing and often over-looked period of Egyptian history, both for the general reader and the student of Hellenism.Edwyn Bevan describes his work as ‘an attempt to tell afresh the story of a great adventure, Greek rule in the land of the Pharaohs…which ends with the astounding episode of Cleopatra’. The result is a remarkable synthesis of historical scholarship, prose style and breadth of vision, which wi...

First published in 1921, this title examines the relationship between what the author labels the ‘rationalist’ element in Western culture on the one hand, derived from the ancient Greeks, and Christianity, on the other. Bevan contends that these two traditions are distinct, but not mutually exclusive, and that to understand fully their mutuality and reciprocity it is necessary to examine the distinct history of both: their individual provenances, their fusion and interpenetration, and also...

Firstpublished in 1940, this title presents four of the Gifford Lectures in natural theology given by Edwyn Bevan in 1933: ‘An Inquiry into Idolatry and Image-Worship in Ancient Paganism and Christianity’. Reference is made throughout all four lectures not only to the conventional disputes in Western Christianity, but also to the attitudes of Hebrew, Pagan, Patristic, Muslim and Eastern thinkers towards the role of symbols and symbolism in worship. In this way, a subject of perennial fasci...