Rome Enters the Greek East: From Anarchy to Hierarchy in the Hellenistic Mediterranean, 230-170 BC

基本信息出版社:Wiley-Blackwell; 1 (2012年2月21日)平装:452页正文语种:英语ISBN:1118255364条形码:9781118255360商品尺寸:15.4 x 2.1 x 23 cm商品重量:581 gASIN:1118255364商品描述内容简介This volume examines the period from Rome's earliest involvement in the eastern Mediterranean to the establishment of Roman geopolitical dominance over all the Greek states from the Adriatic Sea to Syria by the 180s BC.Applies modern political theory to ancient Mediterranean history, taking a Realist approach to its analysis of Roman involvement in the Greek MediterraneanFocuses on the harsh nature of interactions among states under conditions of anarchy while examining the conduct of both Rome and Greek states during the period, and focuses on what the concepts of modern political science can tell us about ancient international relationsIncludes detailed discussion of the crisis that convulsed the Greek world in the last decade of the third century BCProvides a balanced portrait of Roman militarism and imperialism in the Hellenistic world作者简介Arthur M. Ecksteinis a specialist in the history of Roman imperialism. He has published three books,Senate and General: Individual Decision-Making and Roman Foreign Relations, 264–194 BC(1987),Moral Vision in the Histories of Polybius(1995),Mediterranean Anarchy, Interstate War and the Rise of Rome(2006), and 50 major scholarly articles. He is also co-editing an edition of Polybius' Histories.