Eumenes of Cardia : a Greek among Macedonians / Edward Anson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anson, Edward, author.

Series:

Studies in Philo of Alexandria ; 3.

Studies in Philo of Alexandria ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eumenes, of Cardia, 362 B.C. or 361 B.C.-316 B.C. or 315 B.C.

Eumenes.

Generals--Greece--Biography.

Generals.

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

Greece.

Macedonia--History--Diadochi, 323-276 B.C.

Macedonia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boston, MA : Brill Academic Publishers, Inc., [2004]

Summary:

Eumenes of Cardia was a royal secretary who, in the years following the death of Alexander the Great became a major contender for power. Despite his having been chiefly an administrator rather than a military or political power, Eumenes came close to securing control of the Asian remnants of Alexander's empire. Eumenes was born in the Greek city of Cardia and lived during a period dominated by native-born Macedonians, and his defeat and death have traditionally been attributed to his having Greek rather than Macedonian origins. This book argues, however, that as a result of the actions of Macdonian monarchs, Macedonia was a land in which large numbers of a variety of people were successfully amalgamated into a single state.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789004496590

9004496599

OCLC:

607435217

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004496590 DOI