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

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Main Authors: Worthington, Ian. (Author)
Published: Oxford University Press,
Publisher Address: New York :
Publication Dates: 2016.
©2014
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Ancient warfare and civilization
Subjects:
Philip > II, > King of Macedonia, > 382 B.C.-336 B.C.
Alexander, > the Great, > 356 B.C.-323 B.C.
Armies > Macedonia > History.
Social change > Macedonia > History.
Macedonia > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Macedonia > History > To 168 B.C.
Macedonia > History, Military.
Macedonia > Relations > Greece.
Greece > Relations > Macedonia.
Item Description: "First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback, 2016"--Title page verso.
Carrier Form: xxi, 388 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-381) and index.
ISBN: 9780190614645 (paperback) :
0190614641 (paperback)
Index Number: DF233
CLC: K125
Call Number: K125/W933
Contents: Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Maps and Figures -- Ancient Works and Abbreviations -- Introduction: The Architect and the Master Builder -- 1. Greece and Macedonia -- 2. Philip II and the Rise of Macedonia -- 3. The New Player in Greek Politics -- 4. The Gathering War Clouds -- 5. The Downfall of Greece -- 6. Philip's Assassination and Legacy -- 7. Alexander's Early Kingship -- and Persia -- 8. From Europe to Asia -- 9. Alexander : Master Strategist and Emerging God -- 10. The Fall of the Persian Empire -- 11. The War in Afghanistan -- 12. Passage to India -- 13. Retreat from India -- 14. Alexander's Final Years -- 15. Death in Babylon and Alexander's Legacy -- Appendix: The Sources of Information.

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