Hellenistic Rhodes
Politics, Culture, and Society
A part of the series Studies in Hellenistic Civilization (9) , and the subject area Classical studies
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Edited by
Per Bilde,
Troels Engberg-Pedersen,
Vincent Gabrielsen,
Lise Hannestad and
Jan Zahle
With contributions by
Pia Guldager Bilde,
Alain Bresson,
Melina Filimonos,
Peter Funke,
Angeliki Giannikouri,
John Lund,
Benedicte Mygind,
Ioannis Papachristodoulou,
Paula Perlman,
Nicholas K. Rauh,
Gary Reger and
E.E. Rice
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About the book
One of the most beautiful of cities, founded more than 2,400 years ago, Rhodes had a profound influence on the Roman, and subsequent western, civilization. This book introduces the latest research by modern Europeans.
Table of contents
Abbreviations
List of illustrations
Vincent Gabrielsen: Introduction
Ioannis Papachristodoulou: The Rhodian Demes within the Framework of the Function of the Rhodian State
E.E. Rice: Relations between Rhodes and the Rhodian Peraia
Peter Funke: Peraia: Einige Überlegungen zum Festlandbesitz griechischer Inselstaaten
Gary Reger: The Relations between Rhodes and Caria from 246 to 167 BC
Alain Bresson: Rhodes and Lycia in Hellenistic Times
Paula Perlman: Kretes aei Leistai? The Marginalization of Crete in Greek Thought and the Role of Piracy in the Outbreak of the First Cretan War
Nicholas K. Rauh: Rhodes, Rome, and the Eastern Mediterranean Wine Trade, 166-88 BC
John Lund: Rhodian Amphorae in Rhodes and Alexandria as Evidence of Trade
Melina Filimonos and Angeliki Giannikouri: Grave Offerings from Rhodes: Pottery and Jewellery
Pia Guldager Bilde: Dionysos among the Tombs: Aspects of Rhodian Tomb Culture in the Hellenistic Period
Benedicte Mygind: Intellectuals in Rhodes
Bibliography
Index of Personal Names
Index of Geographical Names
Index Locorum
