Alexander's heirs : the age of the successors / Edward M. Anson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anson, Edward, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greece--History--Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C.

Greece.

Greece--History--Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C--Sources.

Greece--History--Macedonian Hegemony, 323-281 B.C.

Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C.

Alexander.

Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C--Sources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, England : Wiley-Blackwell, 2014.

Summary:

Alexander's Heirs offers a narrative account of the approximately forty years following the death of Alexander the Great, during which his generals vied for control of his vast empire, and through their conflicts and politics ultimately created the Hellenistic Age.Offers an account of the power struggles between Alexander's rival generals in the forty year period following his deathDiscusses how Alexander's vast empire ultimately became the Hellenistic WorldMakes full use of primary and secondary sourcesAccessible to a broad audience of students, univ

Contents:

Introduction

The death of a conqueror

The funeral games begin

The end of a dynasty

"War, both the king and father of all"

The end of the Diadochi

Epilogue : the new world.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781118862407

1118862406

9781118862421

1118862422

9781118862339

1118862333

OCLC:

878919889