Alexander's heirs : the age of the successors /

"Alexander's Heirs offers a narrative account of the approximately forty years following the death of Alexander the Great, during which his generals vied for control of his vast empire, and through their conflicts and politics ultimately created the Hellenistic Age. Makes full use of prima...

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Main Authors: Anson, Edward
Published: Wiley-Blackwell,
Publisher Address: Chichester, West Sussex, UK :
Publication Dates: 2014.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Edition: First edition.
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Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118862421
Summary: "Alexander's Heirs offers a narrative account of the approximately forty years following the death of Alexander the Great, during which his generals vied for control of his vast empire, and through their conflicts and politics ultimately created the Hellenistic Age. Makes full use of primary and secondary sources. Accessible to a broad audience of students, university scholars, and the educated general reader. Explores important scholarly debates on the Diadochi "--
Carrier Form: 1 online resource.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781118862407 (ePub)
1118862406 (ePub)
9781118862339 (Adobe PDF)
1118862333 (Adobe PDF)
1306705258
9781306705257
9781118862421
1118862422
Index Number: DF234
CLC: K545.2
Contents: Introduction -- The death of a conqueror -- The funeral games begin -- The end of a dynasty -- "War, both the king and father of all" -- The end of the Diadochi -- Epilogue : the new world.