A History of the Hellenistic World provides a new, authoritative account of the period following the reign of Alexander the Great. With clear narration and extensive documentation, the book explains the highly complex political history of the Hellenistic period. A History of the Hellenistic World provides a new, authoritative account of the period following the reign of Alexander the Great. With clear narration and extensive documentation, the book explains the highly complex political history of the Hellenistic period. List of Illustrations viii List of Maps ix Preface x List of Abbreviations xi Introduction 1(10) PART I THE MAKING OF THE HELLENISTIC WORLD 11(66) First Steps 13(23) From Babylon to Triparadeisos 13(8) Kassander and Polyperchon 21(7) Antigonos 28(8) Consolidation 36(15) Seleukos 36(3) Lysimachos 39(1) Ptolemy 40(5) Kassander and Europe 45(6) From Ipsos to Koroupedion 51(12) After Ipsos 51(3) Demetrios as King of the Macedonians 54(2) Asia Minor 56(3) Towards War - Again 59(4) The Structure of Power 63(14) The New Kings 63(5) Land Distributions and City Foundations 68(7) Regional Government 75(2) PART II THE HELLENISTIC WORLD IN ACTION 77(86) Europe after Koroupedion 79(32) Keraunos and the Celtic Invasion 80(2) The Rise of the Aitolian League and Delphi 82(3) Pyrrhos and Antigonos Gonatas 85(2) Antigonos Gonatas and the Chremonidean War 87(3) Aitolia and Achaia 90(3) The Leagues Expand 93(3) Antigonos Doson 96(7) Retrospect 103(8) Asia 111(32) The Structure of Empire 112(2) Antiochos I ``Soter'' 114(5) The Middle Years 119(7) Power and Government 126(17) Egypt 143(20) Founding Ptolemaic Rule 143(4) New and Old 147(4) Alexandria and Ptolemais 151(3) Ruler Cult 154(3) External Possessions 157(6) PART III THE CHALLENGE OF ROME 163(84) Clouds in the West 165(26) Egypt 165(6) Seleukid Asia 171(10) Europe 181(10) Storm in the Balkans 191(30) Intermezzo 192(11) Romans in the Balkans 203(11) Antiochos III 214(7) Symploke 221(26) Asia 221(16) Europe 237(10) PART IV ROME IN THE HELLENISTIC WORLD 247(69) Europe 249(7) Macedonia 249(1) Achaia 250(3) Athens 253(3) Egypt and Asia 256(11) The ``Sixth Syrian War'' 257(3) Western Asia Minor 260(7) The End of the Seleukids 267(12) Antiochos IV 268(4) The Dynasty Collapses 272(3) Terminal Cancer 275(4) Central and Eastern Anatolia 279(11) Anatolia Becomes Hellenistic 280(2) The ``First Mithridatic War'' 282(5) Anatolia Becomes Roman 287(3) Egypt Becomes Roman 290(19) Ptolemy VI ``Philometor'' 292(3) Ptolemy VIII ``Euergetes'' II 295(4) Woman Power 299(6) Kleopatra ``Philopator'' and the End of Ptolemaic Egypt 305(4) Epilogue 309(7) Select Bibliography 316(4) Royal Dynasties 320(4) Index 324