Efnisyfirlit

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• List of illustrations
• List of maps
• Preface to the second edition
• List of abbreviations
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: The Reign of Alexander (texts 1–25)
• 1 The Parian Marble (264/3): Alexander’s reign and the age of the Successors to 301
• 2 The origins of Alexander’s war on the Persians
• 3 The beginning of Alexander’s reign and the sack of Thebes (336/5)
• 4 The start of the expedition to Asia (spring 334)
• 5 Alexander in Asia Minor, administration and politics (334)
• 6 Letter of Alexander to Chios (332?)
• 7 Alexander’s manifesto to Darius after Issus (332)
• 8 The foundation of Alexandria (332/1)
• 9 Alexander’s visit to the oracle of Ammon (332/1)
• 10 The destruction of Persepolis and its palace (May 330)
• 11 The triumph of the Macedonians: a contemporary Athenian view (summer 330)
• 12 Alexander’s attempt to introduce obeisance (‘proskynesis’) at his court
• 13 The mutiny at the Hyphasis (326)
• 14 ‘Maladministration’ in Alexander’s empire
• 15 Cleomenes of Naucratis
• 16 Harpalus
• 17 The marriages at Susa and Alexander’s generosities (324)
• 18 The mutiny at Opis and the feast of reconciliation (324)
• 19 Alexander’s decree on the return of Greek exiles (324)
• 20 Arrian on Alexander’s ultimate aims
• 21 Alexander’s ‘last plans’
• 22 Alexander the bringer of Greek civilisation to Asia?
• 23 Alexander and the pirate captain
• 24 A Jewish view of the Macedonian conquest
• 25 The end of Persia and the rise of Macedon: a contemporary view
• Chapter 2: The Age of the Successors (texts 26–59)
• 26 The arrangements at Babylon after the death of Alexander (June 323)
• 27 The revolt of the Greeks in Bactria (323)
• 28 The Lamian War of 323/2: Athens under Macedonian domination
• 29 Ptolemy I and Cyrene (322/1)
• 30 The settlement at Triparadisus (summer 321)
• 31 The death of Antipater and its consequences (autumn 319)
• 32 Athens honours Euphron of Sicyon (318/17)
• 33 Agathocles, ruler of Sicily (316–289)
• 34 The armies of Eumenes and Antigonus at the battle of Paraetacene (autumn 317)
• 35 Antigonus denounces Cassander and proclaims the ‘freedom of the Greeks’ (315)
• 36 Seleucus returns to Babylon (312)
• 37 The peace of 311 and the end of the Argead dynasty
• 38 Letter of Antigonus to Scepsis in the Troad (311)
• 39 Scepsis decrees religious honours to Antigonus on receipt of his letter (311)
• 40 Treaty between Eupolemus and Theangela on its capitulation (c.310?)
• 41 The expedition of Ophellas to Carthage (309)
• 42 Demetrius and the liberation of Athens (307)
• 43 The ‘ithyphallic hymn’ in honour of Demetrius (291)
• 44 The Successors assume the royal title (306–304)
• 45 The ideology of Hellenistic monarchy
• 46 The doctrines of Euhemerus of Messene on the gods and royalty
• 47 Demetrius and the siege of Rhodes (305/4)
• 48 Two letters of Antigonus to Teos concerning the projected synoecism with Lebedus (c.303)
• 49 Demetrius and the refounding of Sicyon (302)
• 50 The Hellenic league of 302
• 51 Decree of Miletus in honour of Apama (299/8)
• 52 Demetrius and the Macedonians
• 53 Letter of Lysimachus to Samos concerning a boundary dispute with Priene (283/2)
• 54 Decree of Athens in honour of the poet Philippides (283/2)
• 55 Decree of Athens in honour of Callias of Sphettus (270/69)
• 56 The career of Lysimachus
• 57 Seleucus and the foundation of the Seleucid empire
• 58 The foundations of Seleucus I
• 59 Pyrrhus, king of Epirus
• Chapter 3: Macedon and the Greek mainland to the Roman conquest (texts 60–100)
• 60 Thanksgiving of Cos for the repulse of the Celtic invaders and the saving of Delphi (April–July 278)
• 61 Decree of Chremonides on the alliance between Athens and Sparta (between 268 and 265)
• 62 Decree of the Attic deme of Rhamnus in honour of the general Epichares for services during the Chremonidean War
• 63 Decree of the League (koinon) of Greeks at Plataea in honour of Glaucon son of Eteocles, of Athens (between 261 and 246)
• 64 Decree of Chios in honour of the Aetolians (247/6?)
• 65 Decree of Philippi recognising the asylia of Cos (242)
• 66 Letter of Ziaelas king of the Bithynians recognising the asylia of Cos (242)
• 67 The rise of the Achaean League
• 68 Decree of the Achaean League on the admission of (Arcadian) Orchomenus to the Achaean League (c.234)
• 69 Agis IV of Sparta (c.263–241)
• 70 Cleomenes III of Sparta (c.260–219)
• 71 Aratus of Sicyon turns to Antigonus Doson to save the Achaean League from Cleomenes (227–224)
• 72 The Hellenic League votes for war against the Aetolians (220)
• 73 The Peace of Naupactus (217)
• 74 Athens honours Eurycleides for services performed (c.215)
• 75 Two letters of Philip V to Larisa in Thessaly followed by two decrees of the city (217 and 215)
• 76 Treaty between Hannibal and Philip V (215)
• 77 Alliance between Rome and the Aetolian League (212 or 211)
• 78 Conflicting views of Macedon’s relations with the Greek world (210)
• 79 Nabis, tyrant/king of Sparta (207–192)
• 80 The Peace of Phoenice between Rome and Philip V (summer 205)
• 81 Philip V and the siege of Abydus (200)
• 82 The Athenians cancel honours previously voted to Philip V (201/199)
• 83 The strengths and weaknesses of the Macedonian phalanx (197)
• 84 The Roman settlement of Greece after the defeat of Philip V (196)
• 85 Aetolian negotiations with the Roman commander (191)
• 86 The Senate’s peace terms for Aetolia (189)
• 87 The Achaeans abolish Sparta’s ‘Lycurgan’ constitution (188)
• 88 Decree of the Amphictyonic Council in honour of a Thessalian (184–3)
• 89 Philip’s measures to rebuild Macedon (from 185)
• 90 Regulations on military discipline in the Macedonian army (reign of Philip V)
• 91 Embassy from Lycia to Rome (178)
• 92 The mood in the Greek world on the eve of the Third Macedonian War (171)
• 93 Letter (?) of the Romans to the Delphic Amphictyony, recounting grievances against Perseus (171–170?)
• 94 Perseus’ forces in 171
• 95 Decree of the Senate concerning Thisbae in Boeotia (170)
• 96 The Roman settlement and partition of Macedon (167)
• 97 King Prusias of Bithynia and the Senate (167/6)
• 98 The Roman treatment of Rhodes after Pydna (165)
• 99 The depopulation of the Greek world in the second century
• 100 The sack of Corinth by the Romans (146 )
• Chapter 4: The Greek cities: social and economic conditions (texts 101–157)
• 1 TEXTS ARRANGED GEOGRAPHICALLY
• 101 A third-century description of central Greece
• 102 Chaos of public affairs in Boeotia (192)
• 103 The wealthy gentry of Elis in the third century
• 104 Pirates and the slave trade
• 105 Decree of Amorgos in honour of two men for help during an incursion of pirates (third century)
• 106 Athens honours Eumaridas of Cydonia in Crete for rescuing victims of Aetolian pirates (217/16)
• 107 Treaty between Miletus and Cretan cities against the purchase of citizens and slaves (after 260)
• 108 Itanos (Crete): oath of loyalty to the state (third century)
• 109 Oath of Dreros in Crete (c.220?)
• 110 Strabo on Hellenistic Rhodes
• 111 The earthquake at Rhodes and the donations from foreign rulers and cities (227/6)
• 112 The war of Rhodes against Byzantium to protect the freedom of the seas (220)
• 113 Treaty between Rhodes and Hierapytna in Crete (c.200?)
• 114 Byzantium and the Black Sea trade
• 115 Olbia honours Protogenes for many services to the city (late third–early second century)
• 116 Istria honours Agathocles for many services in defence of the city (c.200–150)
• 2 ECONOMIC LIFE
• 117 Exemption from taxes for new citizens at Teos (c.300)
• 118 Decree of Halicarnassus for the repayment of a public debt contracted for the building of a stoa (third century)
• 119 Oropus opens a subscription for the construction (or repair) of a fortification (third century?)
• 120 Decree of Istria in honour of Hephaestion of Callatis for remission of a debt (c.200–150)
• 121 Decree of Crannon (Thessaly) to eliminate debts by raising a subscription (c.168–142?)
• 122 Extracts from the temple accounts of the Delian hieropoioi (279)
• 123 Decree of Gortyn on the use of bronze coins (mid-second half of third century)
• 124 List of convictions for the counterfeiting of coins, from Dyme in Achaea (third–second century)
• 125 Amphictyonic decree concerning the Athenian tetradrachm (c.140–130?)
• 126 Harbour regulations at Thasos (third century)
• 127 Law regulating the sale of wood and charcoal at Delos (c.250–200)
• 128 Decree of Paros in honour of a man for services especially as agoranomos (second century)
• 129 Athenian decree concerning weights and measures (late second century)
• 130 Ephesus honours Agathocles of Rhodes for selling corn cheap (c.300)
• 131 Entella (in Sicily) honours cities and individuals for the provision of grain (early third century?)
• 132 Decree of Samos in honour of Boulagoras for many services (240s)
• 133 Decree of Delos in honour of Aristobulus of Thessalonica, sitones of Demetrius II of Macedon (239–229)
• 134 Decree of Histiaea found at Delos, in honour of a Rhodian in connection with the corn supply (c.230–209)
• 135 A Samian corn law (c.200)
• 3 SOCIAL AND CULTURAL LIFE
• 136 The Athenian ephebeia in the Hellenistic age (266/5)
• 137 A gymnasiarchy law from Beroea (first third of second century)
• 138 Foundation of a school at Miletus (200/199)
• 139 Foundation of a school at Teos (second century)
• 140 Victory at the Nemean Games of a Sidonian prince (c.200)
• 141 Victories of a tragic actor (Tegea, between 276 and 219)
• 142 Lamia (in Aetolia) honours a poetess from Smyrna (218/17)
• 143 Decree of the Dionysiac artists in honour of a benefactor (between 197 and 166)
• 144 Decree of Cnossus in honour of a doctor from Cos (221–219)
• 145 Decree of Samos in honour of a public doctor (201–197)
• 146 The miraculous cures at Epidaurus (late fourth century)
• 147 The Delphic manumission records
• 148 A calendar of sacrifices (Myconos, c.200)
• 149 Law of Priene on the priesthood of Dionysus (second century)
• 150 Decree of an Attic cult association (307/6)
• 151 The introduction of the cult of Serapis to Delos (c.200)
• 4 RELATIONS BETWEEN CITIES
• 152 Treaty between Hierapytna and Praisos in Crete (early third century)
• 153 Homopoliteia of Cos and Calymnus (between 205 and 201/0?)
• 154 Sympoliteia of Stiris and Medeon in Phocis (second century)
• 155 Decree of Samos in honour of judges from Myndus (c.280)
• 156 Megarian arbitration in a border dispute between Epidaurus and Corinth (242/1–235/4)
• 157 Decree of Oropus in honour of an Achaean for help in the feud with Athens (c.154–149)
• Chapter 5: The Seleucids and Asia (texts 158–223)
• 158 A Babylonian king list
• 159 From Seleucus I to Antiochus I: the coming of the Galatians to Asia Minor (278/7)
• 160 The ‘Seleucis’: North Syria
• 161 Law on inheritance from Dura-Europus
• 162 Decree of Ilium in honour of Antiochus I after his accession
• 163 Babylonian records of the reign of Antiochus I for the years 274–273
• 164 Letters concerning gifts of land by Antiochus I to Aristodicides of Assos (c.275?)
• 165 Ilium honours Metrodorus, doctor of Antiochus I (c.275–268/7)
• 166 Antiochus I as king of Babylon (268)
• 167 Seleucia on the Tigris
• 168 Decree of two native villages in Asia Minor (January 267)
• 169 Decree of the League of Ionians for Antiochus I (c.267–261)
• 170 Letter of Antiochus I or II to Erythrae
• 171 Treaty between Lysimachea and Antiochus I or II
• 172 Letter of a Seleucid king about grants to Zeus of Baetocaece (date uncertain)
• 173 A sale of land by Antiochus II to his divorced queen Laodice (254/3)
• 174 Smyrna under Seleucus II (c.241)
• 175 Letter of Seleucus II to Miletus (246)
• 176 Aradus in Phoenicia in the Seleucid empire
• 177 The origins of the Parthian kingdom
• 178 King Aśoka of India and the Greek world (mid third century)
• 179 Seleucus II, Olympichus, and Mylasa (c.240 and after)
• 180 The usurpation of Achaeus in Asia Minor (220–213)
• 181 The accession of Antiochus III and the revolt of Molon (223–220)
• 182 Debate at court on the decision for war against Ptolemy IV (219)
• 183 The conflicting Seleucid and Ptolemaic claims to Coele Syria (winter 219/18)
• 184 The army of Antiochus III at the battle of Raphia (217)
• 185 A description of Media and Ecbatana (211–210)
• 186 Delphic maxims from Ai-Khanoum in Bactria
• 187 The eastern expedition (‘Anabasis’) of Antiochus III (212–205)
• 188 The Greek kingdom in Bactria
• 189 Letters of Antiochus III and other kings to Magnesia on the Maeander recognising the festival of Artemis Leucophryene (c.208/7)
• 190 Decree of Antioch in Persis on its links with Magnesia on the Maeander (late third century)
• 191 Antiochus III and Teos (c.204/3)
• 192 The ‘secret pact’ between Antiochus III and Philip V (203/2)
• 193 The conquest of Coele Syria by Antiochus III: a dossier of inscriptions from Scythopolis in Palestine (between 202/1? and 195)
• 194 Loan (?) of money by the temple of Artemis at Sardis on the security of an estate (late fourth century or c.200?)
• 195 Antiochus III in Asia Minor and at the Hellespont (197/6)
• 196 The conference at Lysimachea between Antiochus III and the Roman envoys (196)
• 197 Decree of Lampsacus in honour of an ambassador to Massalia and Rome (196/5)
• 198 Letter of Laodice to Iasus in Caria (c.196/5)
• 199 Letter of M. Valerius Messala to Teos (193)
• 200 Letter of a Seleucid governor to Laodicea in Media, with copy of an edict of Antiochus III (193)
• 201 Decree of Apollonia under Salbake in honour of a Seleucid official (reign of Antiochus III)
• 202 Letter of L. Cornelius Scipio and his brother to Heraclea under Mount Latmus (190)
• 203 The army of Antiochus III at the battle of Magnesia (early 189)
• 204 Letter of Antiochus III concerning the appointment of a chief priest at Daphne (October 189)
• 205 The Peace of Apamea between Antiochus III and the Romans (188)
• 206 Decree of Seleucia in Pieria and part of a letter of Seleucus IV (186)
• 207 List of annual priesthoods at Seleucia in Pieria under Seleucus IV
• 208 The accession of Antiochus IV Epiphanes (175)
• 209 Portrait of Antiochus IV Epiphanes
• 210 Decree of Laodicea by the sea (174)
• 211 The Roman ultimatum to Antiochus IV in Egypt (summer 168)
• 212 The retreat of Antiochus IV seen through Egyptian eyes
• 213 The pageant of Antiochus IV at Daphne (166)
• 214 A Greek view of the Jews in early Hellenistic times
• 215 Antiochus III and the Jews
• 216 II Maccabees: Seleucus IV and the Jews
• 217 I Maccabees: Antiochus IV and the Jews
• 218 Demetrius I and the policy of the Senate towards the Seleucids (164)
• 219 Dynastic struggles in the Seleucid kingdom under Demetrius II (145)
• 220 The revolt of Diodotus Tryphon and the spread of piracy
• 221 Antiochus VII Sidetes and the independence of the Jews (139)
• 222 Letter of Antiochus VIII concerning the freedom of Seleucia in Pieria (summer 109)
• 223 The end of the Seleucids
• Chapter 6: The Attalids of Pergamum (texts 224–253)
• 224 An outline of Attalid history
• 225 Gifts of Philetaerus to Cyzicus (280/79 to 276/5)
• 226 Decree of Cyme and letter of Philetaerus (c.280–278?)
• 227 Delphi honours Philetaerus and his family (between and 262)
• 228 Monument in honour of Philetaerus at Delos
• 229 Letter of Eumenes I to Pergamum and decree of Pergamum in honour of the generals
• 230 Agreement between Eumenes I and his mercenaries, with reciprocal oaths (263–241)
• 231 Dedications by Attalus I to Athena at Pergamum for victories in battle (c.238–227?)
• 232 The visit of Attalus I to Athens (200)
• 233 Portrait of Attalus I on his death (197)
• 234 Eumenes II and the Rhodians at Rome (189)
• 235 Decree of Apollonia on the Rhyndacus (?) in honour of an Attalid governor (after 188?)
• 236 Letter of Eumenes II to the inhabitants of Tyriaion (after 188)
• 237 Decree of the Delphic Amphictyony in honour of Eumenes II (182)
• 238 Letter of Eumenes II to an official concerning remission of taxes (181)
• 239 Letter of Eumenes II to the Ionian League (winter 167/6)
• 240 A model family: Apollonis of Cyzicus, wife of Attalus I
• 241 Letter of Attalus (future II) to Amlada in Pisidia (c.160)
• 242 A foundation by Attalus II at Delphi (160/59)
• 243 An estimate of Eumenes II on his death (159)
• 244 Letter of Attalus II to Attis, priest of Cybele (156)
• 245 Decree of Aegina in honour of a governor under Attalus II
• 246 Letter of Attalus II to Ephesus concerning the tutor of Attalus III (c.150–140)
• 247 Letters of Attalus II and III concerning the priesthoods of a friend (142–135)
• 248 Decree of Pergamum after the death of Attalus III (133)
• 249 The revolt of Aristonicus
• 250 Decree of Pergamum after the revolt of Aristonicus
• 251 Decree of the Senate concerning Pergamum (132)
• 252 Decree of Sestus in honour of Menas (after the end of the Attalids)
• 253 The municipal administration of Pergamum under the Attalids
• Chapter 7: The Ptolemies and Egypt (texts 254–326)
• 1 THE PTOLEMIES IN EGYPT AND THE WIDER WORLD
• 254 Ptolemy II Philadelphus
• 255 A poem in praise of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (late 270s)
• 256 Decree of the League of Islanders on the acceptance of the Ptolemaieia (c.280)
• 257 Decree of Naxos in honour of the Ptolemaic ‘nesiarch’ and the island of Cos (c.280)
• 258 The great procession at Alexandria (279/8?)
• 259 Letter of Ptolemy II to Miletus (c.262/1)
• 260 Two ordinances of Ptolemy II on the registration of livestock and of natives in Syria and Phoenicia (April 260)
• 261 The Ptolemies and the Jews
• 262 Ptolemy II and the Red Sea
• 263 The animal hunts of Ptolemy II
• 264 The gold mines in southern Egypt
• 265 Decree of Itanos in Crete in honour of Ptolemy III (c.246)
• 266 The opening stages of the Laodicean (or ‘Third Syrian’) War (246/5)
• 267 Letter of Tlepolemus to Kildara in Caria (246)
• 268 An epigraphic account of Ptolemy III’s ‘Third Syrian War’
• 269 Decree of Samothrace in honour of a Ptolemaic governor (reign of Ptolemy III)
• 270 Decree of Telmessus in Lycia in honour of a Ptolemaic official (February 240)
• 271 The Canopus Decree: the Egyptian priests honour Ptolemy III and Berenice (4 March 238)
• 272 Letter of Thraseas, strategos of Cilicia, to Arsinoe and decree of Nagidus (238–221)
• 273 Mercenaries in Ptolemaic service in Syria (second half of the third century?)
• 274 Ptolemy IV Philopator and the policy of his predecessors (221)
• 275 Preparations for the ‘Fourth Syrian War’ by the ministers of Ptolemy IV (219/18)
• 276 Decree of the Egyptian priests in honour of Ptolemy IV (15 November 217)
• 277 The internal consequences of the battle of Raphia
• 278 Taxes in Egypt’s foreign possessions (late third century, 219/or 202/1?)
• 279 Letter of Ptolemy IV (?) to an official at Soloi in Cilicia
• 280 A tax collector in Syria
• 281 Dedication of the elephant hunters (reign of Ptolemy IV)
• 282 The accession of Ptolemy V (204)
• 283 The Rosetta stone: decree of the Egyptian priests in honour of King Ptolemy V (27 March 196)
• 284 Suppression of a rebellion in Egypt (197–185)
• 285 A Ptolemaic governor in Cyprus (180–165)
• 286 The revolt of Dionysius Petosarapis (early 160s) and disturbances in Upper Egypt
• 287 Letter of Ptolemy VI to an officer at Thera concerning the payment of troops (13 August 163)
• 288 Rivalry between Ptolemy VI and Ptolemy VIII and partition of the kingdom (163/2)
• 289 The will of Ptolemy VIII (March 155)
• 290 The ‘amnesty decree’ of Ptolemy VIII, Cleopatra II and Cleopatra III (118)
• 291 Internal strife and the decline of the Ptolemies
• 2 ASPECTS OF EGYPT UNDER THE PTOLEMIES
• 292 A description of Alexandria
• 293 Decree of Ptolemais in honour of its magistrates (reign of Ptolemy II or Ptolemy III)
• 294 List of victors in a competition (267)
• 295 Law of Alexandria on the cult of Arsinoe Philadelphus (c.267)
• 296 The apomoira for Arsinoe Philadelphus (263 and 259)
• 297 The oil monopoly of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (259)
• 298 Valuation of goods imported to Egypt by Apollonius (May–June 259)
• 299 Letter to Apollonius concerning the gold coinage of Ptolemy II (c.24 October 258)
• 300 The (alleged) introduction of Serapis to Egypt by Ptolemy I
• 301 Petition to Apollonius concerning the building of a sanctuary to Serapis (c.12 February 257)
• 302 Petition from Egyptian peasants to Apollonius (October–November 257)
• 303 The estate of Apollonius the dioiketes at Philadelphia (26 December 257)
• 304 A tender to Apollonius the dioiketes for repairing embankments at Memphis (257)
• 305 Record of lamp oil assigned to the retinue of Apollonius (January 256)
• 306 A lease of land from the estate of Apollonius (August 256)
• 307 Letter of complaint to Zenon from a non-Greek (c.256–255)
• 308 Letter to Zenon from two hierodouloi of Boubastis
• 309 Register of an official postal station (c.255)
• 310 Receipt from a boat captain for transporting barley to Alexandria (251)
• 311 Letter of Ptolemy II Philadelphus on the billeting of troops (mid third century)
• 312 Ordinances of Ptolemy II concerning internal security in Egypt (late 240s)
• 313 Compulsory labour on canals and dykes (242/1?)
• 314 Official correspondence concerning cleruchs (December 239–January 238)
• 315 Preliminary reports for the sowing schedule (September 232)
• 316 Oath of office of an Egyptian assistant to a banker (c.230)
• 317 Preparations for the visit of a dioiketes (January 225)
• 318 A petition to Ptolemy IV concerning a gymnasium (27 February 221)
• 319 The duties of an oikonomos (late third century)
• 320 The ‘recluses’ of the Great Serapeum at Memphis (161/60)
• 321 Maladministration by officials (25 October 156)
• 322 The persecution of intellectuals by Ptolemy VIII (145)
• 323 The population of Alexandria (second half of the second century)
• 324 Petition to the strategos from the royal peasants at Oxyrhyncha (c.138)
• 325 Menches, village scribe of Kerkeosiris
• 326 The Potter’s Oracle
• Bibliography
• Table of rulers
• Chronological table
• Concordance between editions
• Index of sources
• General index