Descripción

Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langj�igem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - sehr guter Zustand / very good condition - This book offers a detailed political history of Rhodes from the foundation of the Rhodian republic in the fifth century B.c. to the conclusion of Rhodes� alliance with Rome in the second, a period in which Rhodes was a major Mediterranean power. Richard Berthold provides a complete analysis of Rhodian foreign affairs, exploring the principles and reasons behind Rhodes� foreign policy decisions. He traces Rhodes� history through the stormy years of the fourth century to the independence and prosperity of the third, arguing that Rhodes achieved economic and political success by pursuing a course of studied neutrality. Berthold maintains that Rhodes did not willfully abandon its neutral stance during the second century, but rather was forced by events to support Rome, a posture that ultimately led to Rhodes� loss of independence. -- A valuable contribution to scholarship on the local histories of the ancient Greek city-states, this book will be welcomed by historians, classicists, and students of Hellenistic history. ISBN 9780801416408