In 338 BC, at the Battle of Chaeronea, Athens was defeated by the Macedonian ruler Philip II and his son Alexander, later nicknamed the Great. However, this event did not mark the end of Athenian history. In the Hellenistic era that followed, Athens remained a significant factor in the newly created power field of powers. With a keen diplomatic sense, Athenian statesmen tried to preserve the greatest possible degree of independence of their fatherland among the constantly changing political and military coalitions. Athens suffered a final defeat only in 58 BC, when the sovereign city was formally turned by Rome into its subject. Nevertheless, as in previous centuries, Athens remained the spiritual and cultural center of the Mediterranean world. Christian Habicht, an internationally recognized historian and professor at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, gives in this book a long-awaited, comprehensive account of the history of Athens in Hellenism.

CONTENTS:From the translator (Yu. G. Vinogradov) .. 5Preface......... 7Introduction... 9

I. On the leeward side of the Macedonian expansion (338 -323)....... 14II. Under foreign rule (323 - 307) .... 43Ш. Between freedom and unfreedom (307 - 287) ....... 72IV. Culture in the public life of the city.. 100V. Independent city (287 - 262) ................. 125VI. Repeated loss of independence (262 - 229) ... 150VII. Freedom and neutrality (229 - 200)....... 172VIII. On the side of Rome (200 - 167) .... 193IX. Times of Peace (before and after 167).. 218X. Athenian Delos. 243XI. Roman hegemony............. 261HP. At the end of the 2nd century. 277ХШ. Athens and Mithridates .......... 293XIV. After the war......... 310XV. Loyal subject332Epilogue359

APPENDICES

I. S. Sventsitskaya. Discovery of Hellenistic Athens..365Dictionary of terms and names373Family trees of rulers378Maps....384List of abbreviations....386Literature..388Index of geographical names and names403