{"product_id":"a-companion-to-ancient-macedonia-isbn-9781405179362","title":"A Companion to Ancient Macedonia","description":"The most comprehensive and up-to-date work available on ancient Macedonian history and material culture, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Ancient Macedonia\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable reference for students and scholars alike.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures new, specially commissioned essays by  leading and up-and-coming scholars in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the political, military, social, economic, and cultural history of ancient Macedonia from the Archaic period to the end of Roman period and beyond\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the importance of art, archaeology and architecture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAll ancient sources are translated in English\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEach chapter includes bibliographical essays for further reading\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Style xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaps xx\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Preamble 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Why Study Ancient Macedonia and What this Companion is About 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdward M. Anson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Evidence 21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Literary and Epigraphic Evidence to the Roman Conquest 23\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eP. J. Rhodes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The Numismatic Evidence 41\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eKarsten Dahmen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Macedonia and Macedonians 63\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The Physical Kingdom 65\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarol G. Thomas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Macedonians and Greeks 81\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohannes Engels\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Perspectives on the Macedonians from Greece, Rome, and Beyond 99\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSulochana R. Asirvatham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV History 125\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 The Early Temenid Kings to Alexander I 127\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSławomir Sprawski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Classical Macedonia to Perdiccas III 145\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoseph Roisman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Philip II 166\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSabine Müller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Alexander the Great, Macedonia and Asia 186\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDawn L. Gilley and Ian Worthington\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Alexander’s Successors to 221 BC 208\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinthrop Lindsay Adams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Macedonia and Rome, 221–146 BC 225\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eArthur M. Eckstein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Provincia Macedonia 251\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Vanderspoel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Neighbours 277\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Macedonia, Illyria and Epirus 279\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam S. Greenwalt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Macedonia and Thessaly 306\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDenver Graninger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Macedonia and Thrace 326\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eZosia Archibald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 Macedonia and Persia 342\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarek Jan Olbrycht\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Politics, Society, Economy and Culture 371\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18 Macedonian Kingship and Other Political Institutions 373\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarol J. King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19 Social Customs and Institutions: Aspects of Macedonian Elite Society 392\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNoriko Sawada\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e20 Macedonian Women 409\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Carney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e21 Macedonian Religion 428\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Christesen and Sarah C. Murray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e22 The Macedonian Army 446\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicholas Victor Sekunda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e23 The Political Economy of Macedonia 472\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Millett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e24 Classical Art to 221 BC 505\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eCraig I. Hardiman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e25 Hellenistic and Roman Art, 221 BC–AD 337 522\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRachel Kousser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII After Rome 543\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e26 Macedonia in Late Antiquity 545\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarolyn S. Snively\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e27 Ancient Macedonia, Alexander the Great and the Star or Sun of Vergina: National Symbols and the Conflict between Greece and the Republic of Macedonia 572\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLoring M. Danforth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 599\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 651\u003c\/p\u003e  \"Like others in the publisher's Companions to the Ancient World series, this volume is intended primarily as an engaging resource for students new to the subject and scholars in related fields, and yet these \"companions\" are also useful for scholars within the fields under consideration who seek well-rounded, up-to-date references.\" (Booknews, 1 February 2011)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"In this volume editor Roisman (classics, Colby College) and Worthington (history, U. of Missouri) have brought together work from an international roster of contributors. The lead article discusses the dramatic changes in scholarly emphasis of the last 30 years that have brought ancient Macedonia to the fore, in particular increased attention to the role played by Alexander the Great's father. Ten maps and a set of 28 plates support this well-organized collection of 27 contributed chapters. Like others in the publisher's \u003ci\u003eCompanions to the Ancient World\u003c\/i\u003e series, this volume is intended primarily as an engaging resource for students new to the subject and scholars in related fields, and yet these \"companions\" are also useful for scholars within the fields under consideration who seek well-rounded, up-to-date references. Articles are specially commissioned to cover political, military, social, economic and cultural history, as well as material culture.\" (\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Book News,\u003c\/i\u003e February 2011)\"Overall, this Companion provides a lucid and comprehensive introduction to the study of ancient Macedonia.\" (The Anglo-Hellenic Review, 1 March 2011)  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJoseph Roisman\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Classics at Colby College. He has authored and edited several books, among them \u003ci\u003eBrill’s Companion to Alexander the Great\u003c\/i\u003e (ed., 2003), \u003ci\u003eThe Rhetoric of Manhood: Masculinity in the Attic Orators\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), and \u003ci\u003eAncient Greece from Homer to Alexander: The Evidence\u003c\/i\u003e (ed. with J.C. Yardley, Wiley-Blackwell, 2010).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Worthington\u003c\/b\u003e is Curators’ Professor of History, Department of History, University of Missouri. He has written and edited numerous books and articles on Greek history, epigraphy and oratory, including \u003ci\u003eAlexander the Great: Man and God\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), \u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Companion to Greek Rhetoric\u003c\/i\u003e (ed., Wiley-Blackwell, 2006) and \u003ci\u003ePhilip II of Macedonia\u003c\/i\u003e (2008).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Ancient Macedonia\u003c\/i\u003e--the first of its kind--examines the political, military, social, economic, and cultural history of ancient Macedonia from the Archaic period to the end of Roman domination and beyond. Material culture, such as art, architecture, and archaeology, is also explored.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Written in a lively and accessible style, the companion includes specially commissioned chapters by leading and up-and-coming scholars, and features suggestions for further reading. This comprehensive, up-to-date collection of essays provides a rich resource for students and scholars of ancient Macedonia.","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988601520357,"sku":"NP9781405179362","price":242.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405179362.jpg?v=1761780926","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/a-companion-to-ancient-macedonia-isbn-9781405179362","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}