Antigonus the One-Eyed : greatest of the successors / Jeff Champion.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Champion, Jeff, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antigonus I, King of Macedonia, 382 B.C.-301 B.C.

Antigonus.

Macedonia--Kings and rulers--Biography.

Macedonia.

Macedonia--History--To 168 B.C.

Macedonian Expansion (Greece : 359-323 B.C.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (251 p.)

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Plutarch described Antigonus the One Eyed (382-301 BC) 'as 'the oldest and greatest of Alexander's successors,' Antigonus loyally served both Philip II and Alexander the Great as they converted his native Macedonia into an empire stretching from India to Greece. After Alexander's death, Antigonus, then governor of the obscure province of Phrygia, seemed one of the least likely of his commanders to seize the dead king's inheritance. Yet within eight years of the king's passing, through a combination of military skill and political shrewdness, he had conquered the Asian portion of the empire. Hi

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: The Macedonian Homeland; Chapter 2: Under Alexander; Chapter 3: The Rise of Antigonus; Chapter 4: The Destruction of the Perdiccans; Chapter 5: The Outbreak of the Second Successor War; Chapter 6: The March East; Chapter 7: The Battle of Paraetaceni; Chapter 8: The Battle of Gabene; Chapter 9: The Causes of the Third Successor War; Chapter 10: The Outbreak of the Third Successor War; Chapter 11: The Third Successor War Continues (314-313); Chapter 12: The Battle of Gaza

Chapter 13: The Peace of 311 and the End of the Third Successor WarChapter 14: Antigonus' Campaign against Seleucus; Chapter 15: The Liberation of Athens; Chapter 16: The Conquest of Cyprus and the Kingship; Chapter 17: The Invasion of Egypt; Chapter 18: The Siege of Rhodes: The Naval Assault; Chapter 19: The Siege of Rhodes: The Land Assault; Chapter 20: The Liberation of Greece; Chapter 21: The Battle of Ipsus; Chapter 22: Conclusion and Epilogue; Appendix 1: The Chronology of the Successors; Appendix 2: The Literary Sources; Appendix 3: Antigonus and the Argeads

Appendix 4: The Cost of WarAppendix 5: Antigonus' Policy of "Freedom" for the Greeks; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 8, 2014).

ISBN:

9781526774897

1526774895

9781473841420

1473841429

9781473840898

1473840899

9781473840362

1473840368