Who's who in the age of Alexander and his successors : from Chaironeia to Ipsos 338-301 BC / Waldemar Heckel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heckel, Waldemar, 1949- author.

Standardized Title:

Who's who in the age of Alexander the Great

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Friendship.

Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C--Friends and associates--Dictionaries.

Alexander.

History.

Friends and associates.

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

Greece.

Iran--History--Macedonian Conquest, 334-325 B.C--Biography--Dictionaries.

Iran.

Europe--Macedonia.

Genre:

Biographies.

Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

xxi, 554 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, S. Yorkshire : Greenhill Books, c/o Pen & Sword Books Ltd ; Havertown, PA : Casemate Publishers, 2021.

Summary:

"A unique compilation of more than one thousand concise biographies of those involved in the campaigns of Alexander the Great, and the struggle for power after his death. From leading commanders in Alexander's army to the nobles of the Persian Empire, and the many other individuals he encountered throughout his life and reign, these complete and balanced biographies are drawn from the literary and epigraphic sources of the age.First published in 2006, this version has been expanded and substantially revised to widen the human and political landscape in which Alexander moved. The only work of its kind, this is an essential guide to a fascinating and pivotal historical era, and to one of history's most successful military commanders."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: The Biographies.

Notes:

First edition published in 2006 under title Who's who in the age of Alexander the Great : prosopography of Alexander's empire

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781612009834

1612009832

OCLC:

1248897007

Publisher Number:

99988390706