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Autore |
Anson Edward |
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Titolo |
Alexander's heirs : the age of the successors / / Edward M. Anson |
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Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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1-118-86240-6 |
1-118-86242-2 |
1-118-86233-3 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (248 p.) |
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Classificazione |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Greece History Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C |
Greece History Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C Sources |
Greece History Macedonian Hegemony, 323-281 B.C |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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.Offers an account of the power struggles between Alexander's rival generals in the forty year period following his deathDiscusses how Alexander's vast empire ultimately became the Hellenistic WorldMakes full use of primary and secondary sourcesAccessible to a broad audience of students, univ |
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