By the spear : Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the rise and fall of the Macedonian empire /
"Alexander the Great, arguably the most exciting figure from antiquity, waged war as a Homeric hero and lived as one, conquering native peoples and territories on a superhuman scale. From the time he invaded Asia in 334 to his death in 323, he expanded the Macedonian empire from Greece in the W...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
[2014]
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Colección: | Ancient warfare and civilization.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction : The Architect and the Master Builder
- Greece and Macedonia
- Philip II and the Rise of Macedonia
- The New Player in Greek Politics
- The Gathering War Clouds
- The Downfall of Greece
- Philip's Assassination and Legacy
- Alexander's Early Kingship--and Persia
- From Europe to Asia
- Alexander : Master Strategist and Emerging God
- The Decline and Fall of the Persian Empire
- The War in Afghanistan
- Passage to India
- Retreat from India
- Alexander's Final Years
- Death in Babylon and Alexander's Legacy.