A History of Pergamum: Beyond Hellenistic Kingship

by Richard Evans

Book Overview

The Kingdom of Pergamum emerged from the great period of instability which followed the death of Alexander the Great. Over the next century Pergamum was to become one of the wealthiest states in the eastern Mediterranean. The state of Pergamum was incorporated into the Roman Empire between 133/129 BCE and it eventually became Rome's wealthiest province. The whole of Asia Minor suffered in the civil wars which ended the Roman Republic, and Pergamum...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472509994
• ISBN13: 9781472509994
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"