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Autore |
Bosworth A. B |
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Titolo |
The legacy of Alexander [[electronic resource] ] : politics, warfare, and propaganda under the successors / / A. B. Bosworth |
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Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2002 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-171520-4 |
9786612199509 |
1-280-87005-2 |
0-19-151842-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (322 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Hellenism |
Mediterranean Region History To 476 |
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 (p. [285]-296) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Contents""; ""Abbreviations""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. The Politics of the Babylon Settlement""; ""3. Macedonian Numbers at the Death of Alexander the Great""; ""4. The Campaign in Iran: Turbulent Satraps and Frozen Elephants""; ""5. Hieronymus' Ethnography: Indian Widows and Nabataean Nomads""; ""6. The Rise of Seleucus""; ""7. Hellenistic Monarchy: Success and Legitimation""; ""Appendix: Chronology of events between 323 and 311 BC""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This study examines the colourful and turbulent period after the death of Alexander the Great and the extraordinary people who created the Successor monarchies. It explains how and why Alexander's empire was split up and investigates the fate of the Macedonian army of conquest. |
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