By the spear : Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the rise and fall of the Macedonian empire
1. Verfasser: |
Worthington, Ian
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Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2014.
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Umfang/Format: |
xxi, 388 pages : illustrations, maps. |
Schlagworte: | |
Online Zugang: |
Online available |
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.