By the spear : Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the rise and fall of the Macedonian empire

1. Verfasser: Worthington, Ian , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2014].
©2014.
Umfang/Format: xxi, 388 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Ancient warfare and civilization
ISBN: 9780199929863
Schlagworte:
Philip > II, > King of Macedonia, > 382 B.C.-336 B.C.
Alexander (Makedonien, König, III.)
Armies > Macedonia > History.
Social change > Macedonia > History.
HISTORY / Ancient / Greece.
Macedonia > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Macedonia > History > To 168 B.C.
Macedonia > History, Military.
Macedonia > Relations > Greece.
Greece > Relations > Macedonia.
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.

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