CLST 335 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Ptolemaic Kingdom, Roman Republic, Herodotus

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLST 335
• Professor: Fabio Colivicchi

Document Summary

Ueto(cid:374)ius p(cid:396)ese(cid:374)ted the fa(cid:373)ous (cid:395)uote (cid:271)(cid:455) augustus: (cid:862)i (cid:449)a(cid:374)ted to see a ki(cid:374)g, (cid:374)ot so(cid:373)e (cid:272)o(cid:396)pses(cid:863) about seeing alexander and then being asked if he wanted to see the. Transforming power of alex brought alexandria into existence; a major greek city that grew out of a foreign land. Classical greece, republican rome, and the roman empire are most studied. In 323, with death of alexander, his empire was split up as leading figures in. Macedonian military struggled for control: three main dynasties evolved. Period ends with fall of ptolemaic kingdom to rome after battle of actium. Hellenistic period also saw spread of greek culture throughout near east and egypt. Herodotos, thucydides, and xenophon are the dominating authors in classical period. I(cid:374) helle(cid:374)isti(cid:272) pe(cid:396)iod, the(cid:396)e is (cid:374)o (cid:373)ai(cid:374) autho(cid:396)s u(cid:374)til pol(cid:455)(cid:271)ios" a(cid:272)(cid:272)ou(cid:374)t of the (cid:396)ise of ro(cid:373)e in mid-second century. Lots of alternative sources of material: large quantities of papyri unearthed in egypt.