Ian Worthington (Curators' Professor of History and Adjunct Profess

By the Spear

Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the Rise and Fall of the Macedonian Empire

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Produktbeschreibung

A unique military and cultural history that chronicles the reigns of Philip and Alexander the Great in one sweeping narrative

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Produktdetails

• Ancient Warfare and Civilization
• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 161mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 670g
• ISBN-13: 9780199929863
• ISBN-10: 0199929866
• Artikelnr.: 39699140

Autorenporträt

Ian Worthington is Curators' Professor of History and Adjunct Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Missouri. He is the author of numerous books about ancient Greece, including, most recently, Demosthenes of Athens and the Fall of Classical Greece.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
Timeline
Quotations from Ancient Works and Special Abbreviations
Maps
1. The Architect and the Master Builder
2. Greece and Macedonia
3. Philip II and the Rise of Macedonia
4. The New Player in Greek Politics
5. The Gathering War Clouds
6. The Downfall of Greece
7. Philip's Assassination and Legacy
8. Alexander's Early Kingship - and Persia
9. From Europe to Asia
10. Alexander: Master Strategist and Emerging God
11. The Decline and Fall of the Persian Empire
12. The War in Afghanistan
13. Passage to India
14. Retreat from India
15. Alexander's Final Years
16. Death in Babylon and Alexander's Legacy
Appendix: The Sources of Information
Bibliography
Index