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A vast network of trade and cultural exchange stretching from Italy to Afghanistan and Russia to Ethiopia.

This essay discusses the themes and arguments of Angelos Chaniotis's Age of Conquests: The Greek World from Alexander to Hadrian (2018). It explores the "long Hellenistic age," a period spanning from 336 BC to AD 138, which Chaniotis argues was a unified era of globalization, cultural exchange, and significant social change. Age of Conquests: The Greek World from Alexande...

A central theme of the work is the tension between the traditional Greek city-state ( polis ) and the rise of monarchic power. Chaniotis illustrates how the independent poleis struggled to maintain their identity and the "illusion of independence" in a world dominated by large, aggressive states. This era saw a transition toward: A vast network of trade and cultural exchange