| Description |
336 pages : illustrations, maps, genealogical tables ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 304-308, 320-326) and index. |
| Contents |
Macedonia before Philip II -- Philip's childhood -- The reign of Philip -- Philip's new model army and new model state -- The reign of Alexander -- The wars of the successors -- The Hellenistic world and Hellenistic civilization -- Aftermath: the lingering impact of Hellenistic culture. |
| Summary |
Explores the periods before and after Alexander the Great's reign, including how his father, Philip II of Macedonia, laid the foundation for Alexander's empire and how Alexander's generals exploited the power vacuum left by his death. |
| Subject |
Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C.
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Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. -- Influence.
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Generals -- Greece -- Biography.
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Biography.
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Greece -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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Greece -- History -- Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C.
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| Genre |
Biographies.
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| Added Title |
Before and after Alexander |
| ISBN |
9781590207406 (hc) |
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1590207408 (hc) |
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