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"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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| Published: |
Wiley Blackwell,
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| Publisher Address: | Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA : |
| Publication Dates: | 2014. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| 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: | xv, 224 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781444339628 (hardback) : 1444339621 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | DF234 |
| CLC: | K545.2 |
| Call Number: | K545.2/A622 |
| 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. |