: Despite its location on the fringes of the Greek world, Heraclea produced influential thinkers, including the philosopher Heraclides Ponticus and the mathematician Bryson .
: The monograph's timeline concludes as Heraclea's independence begins to wane, eventually leading to its destruction by the Roman general Cotta in 70 BC during the Mithridatic Wars. Significance and Availability Outpost of Hellenism [Reprint 2020 ed.] 9780520314122 Outpost of Hellenism: The Emergence of Heraclea...
is a scholarly monograph by Stanley Mayer Burstein, originally published in 1976. It serves as a political history of Heraclea Pontica from its foundation in approximately 560 BC to its emergence as the dominant Greek power on the southern Black Sea coast in 281 BC. Core Historical Narrative : Despite its location on the fringes of