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Alexander´s Heirs: The Age of the Successors
Edward M. Anson
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Description for Alexander´s Heirs: The Age of the Successors
Hardback. 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. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
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.
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.
- Offers an account of the power struggles between Alexander’s rival generals in the forty year period following his death
- Discusses how Alexander’s vast empire ultimately became the Hellenistic World
- 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
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444339628
SKU
V9781444339628
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99-50
About Edward M. Anson
EDWARD M. ANSON is Professor of Anson History at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA. He is the author of Alexander the Great: Themes and Issues (2013) and Eumenes of Cardia: A Greek Among Macedonians (2004), and co-editor of After Alexander: The Time of the Diadochi (323–281 BC) (with V. Alonso Troncoso, 2013).
Reviews for Alexander´s Heirs: The Age of the Successors
“A reliable guide through the seemingly endless wars of the period has long been a desideratum for teachers and students. Anson (Univ. of Arkansas) addresses that need with this book… Summing Up: Essential. Belongs in all university libraries.” (Choice, 1 March 2015)