1st Edition

Late Classical and Early Hellenistic Corinth 338-196 BC

By Michael D. Dixon Copyright 2014
256 Pages
by Routledge

254 Pages
by Routledge

254 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more

List of Figures  List of Maps  Acknowledgements  Abbreviations  1. Corinth, The "Gateway of Isthmian Poseidon"  2. Corinth in the Age of Philip II and Alexander III, 338-323 B.C.  3. The "Corinthian Troubles," Corinth and the Diadochoi, 323-301 B.C.  4. Antigonos Gonatas and Corinth, "The Passion of his Life"  5. Monuments and Cult in Early Hellenistic Corinth  6. The Achaian Interlude, 243-224 B.C. From Liberation to Rebellion  7. The End of Macedonian Corinth  8.Conclusions and Reflections  Bibliography

Biography

Michael D. Dixon is Associate Professor of History at the University of Southern Indiana, USA.