Late Classical and early Hellenistic Corinth, 338-196 B.C. / Michael D. Dixon.
2014
DF261.C65 D48 2014
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Late Classical and early Hellenistic Corinth, 338-196 B.C. / Michael D. Dixon.
Author
Dixon, Michael D., author.
ISBN
9780415735513 hardcover
0415735513 hardcover
9781315771809 electronic book
0415735513 hardcover
9781315771809 electronic book
Published
Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New Yotk, NY : Routledge, 2014.
Language
English
Description
xviii, 231 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Call Number
DF261.C65 D48 2014
Dewey Decimal Classification
938/.7
Summary
"Late Classical and Early Hellenistic Corinth, 338-196 B.C. challenges the perception that the Macedonians' advent and continued presence in Corinth amounted to a loss of significance and autonomy. Immediately after Chaironeia, Philip II and his son Alexander III established close relations with Corinth and certain leading citizens on the basis of goodwill (eunoia). Mutual benefits and respect characterized their discourse throughout the remainder of the early Hellenistic period; this was neither a period of domination or decline, nor one in which the Macedonians deprived Corinthians of their autonomy. Instead, Corinth flourished while the Macedonians possessed the city. It was the site of a vast building program, much of which must be construed as the direct result of Macedonian patronage, evidence suggests strongly that those Corinthians who supported the Macedonians enjoyed great prosperity under them. Corinth's strategic location made it an integral part of the Macedonians' strategy to establish and maintain hegemony over the mainland Greek peninsula after Philip II's victory at Chaironeia. The Macedonian dynasts and kings who later possessed Corinth also valued its strategic position, and they regarded it as an essential component in their efforts to claim legitimacy due to its association with the Argead kings, Philip II and Alexander III the Great, and the League of Corinth they established. This study explicates the nature of the relationship between Corinthians and Macedonians that developed in the aftermath of Chaironeia, through the defeat at the battle of Kynoskephalai and the declaration of Greek Freedom at Isthmia in 196 B.C. Late Classical and Early Hellenistic Corinth is not simply the history of a single polis; it draws upon the extant literary, epigraphic, prosopographic, topographic, numismatic, architectural, and archaeological evidence to place Corinth within broader Hellenistic world. This volume, the full first treatment of the city in this period, contributes significantly to the growing body of scholarly literature focusing on the Hellenistic world and is a crucial resource for specialists in late Classical and early Hellenistic history"-- $c Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Routledge monographs in classical studies.
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Table of Contents
Corinth, The "Gateway of Isthmian Poseidon"
Corinth in the Age of Philip II and Alexander III, 338-323 B.C.
"The Corinthian Troubles," Corinth and the Diadochoi, 323-301 B.C.
Antigonos Gonatas and Corinth, "The Passion of his Life"
Monuments and Cult in Early Hellenistic Corinth
The Achaian Interlude, 243-224 B.C. : From Liberation to Rebellion
The End of Macedonian Corinth
Conclusions and Reflections.
Corinth in the Age of Philip II and Alexander III, 338-323 B.C.
"The Corinthian Troubles," Corinth and the Diadochoi, 323-301 B.C.
Antigonos Gonatas and Corinth, "The Passion of his Life"
Monuments and Cult in Early Hellenistic Corinth
The Achaian Interlude, 243-224 B.C. : From Liberation to Rebellion
The End of Macedonian Corinth
Conclusions and Reflections.