Hellenistic World and the Coming of Rome
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ISBN: 0520045696 / Publisher: University of California Press, May 1984
In this revisionist study of Roman imperialism in the Greek world, Gruen considers the Hellenistic c...
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In this revisionist study of Roman imperialism in the Greek world, Gruen considers the Hellenistic context within which Roman expansion took place. The evidence discloses a preponderance of Greek rather than Roman ideas: a noteworthy readiness on the part of Roman policymakers to adjust to Hellenistic practices rather than to impose a system of their own.
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