Athens from Alexander to Antony

Summary

The conquests of Alexander the Great transformed the Greek world into a complex of monarchies and vying powers, a vast sphere in which the Greek city-states struggled to survive. This is the compelling story of one city that despite long periods of subjugation persisted as a vital social entity throughout the Hellenistic age. Christian Habicht narrates the history of Athens from its subjugation by the Macedonians in 338 B.C. to the battle of Actium in 31 B.C. , when Octavian's defeat of Mark Antony paved the way for Roman dominion over the Hellenistic world. For nearly three centuries Athens strove unsuccessfully for sovereignty; its foreign policies were shaped by the dictates first of the Macedonian monarchy and later of the Roman republic. Yet the city never relinquished control of internal affairs, and citizen participation in its government remained strong. Habicht lucidly chronicles the democracy's setbacks and recoveries over these years as it formed and suffered the consequences of various alliances. He sketches its continuing role as a leader in intellectual life and the arts, as Menander and other Athenian playwrights saw their work produced throughout the Greek world; and the city's famous schools of philosophy, now including those of Zeno and Epicurus, remained a stellar attraction for students from around the Mediterranean. Habicht has long been in the forefront of research on Hellenistic Athens; in this authoritative yet eminently readable history he distills that research for all readers interested in the ancient Mediterranean world.

Author Biography

Christian Habicht is Professor of Ancient History at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton.

Introduction	p. 1
In the Shadow of Macedonian Expansion (338-323)	p. 6
Political Leaders
Endangered Peace
The Age of Lycurgus
The Crisis
Under Foreign Rule (323-307)	p. 36
The Hellenic War
Unsettled Postwar Years
Demetrius of Phalerum
Between Freedom and Dependency (307-287)	p. 67
Democracy without Full Freedom
Tyranny
King Demetrius
Culture in Public Life	p. 98
Drama
The Schools of the Philosophers
The Fine Arts
Prose: Historiography and the Characters of Theophrastus
The Independent City (287-262)	p. 124
Policy amid Competing Forces
Life in the City
The Chremonidean War
Renewed Subjugation (262-229)	p. 150
The Royal Governor
A Satellite of Macedonia
Official Religion and the Royal House
Hellenistic Athens as Seen by a Contemporary
Freedom and Neutrality (229-200)	p. 173
Precarious Freedom
The 220s
Athens as a Neutral Power
Alliance with Rome (200-167)	p. 194
Against Philip
Against Antiochus
Against Perseus
Times of Peace (before and after 167)	p. 220
Contacts with Kings
Contacts with Independent States
Conditions at Home
Athenian Delos	p. 246
The Cleruchy
The Limits of Athenian Sovereignty
Center of Trade
Roman Hegemony	p. 264
Athens and Oropus
Rome Acquires a Foothold on the Balkan Peninsula
Athens and Delphi
The Close of the Second Century	p. 280
Foreign Relations
Conditions at Home
Athens and Mithridates	p. 297
The Break with Rome
War and Its Consequences
After the War	p. 315
The Constitution
Ruling Circles
A Difficult New Beginning
Subjection	p. 338
Clodius' Plebiscite
Romans in Athens
In the Civil Wars
Epilogue	p. 366
Abbreviations and Short Titles	p. 370
Select Bibliography	p. 373
Index	p. 391
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