LEADER 03449nam 22006492 450 001 9910807763003321 005 20230925234013.0 010 $a1-316-33466-X 010 $a1-107-17518-6 010 $a1-283-33089-X 010 $a9786613330895 010 $a0-511-36683-3 010 $a0-511-61140-4 010 $a1-139-13093-5 010 $a0-511-36742-2 010 $a0-511-36555-1 010 $a0-511-36618-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000754388 035 $a(EBL)433061 035 $a(OCoLC)609834582 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000128912 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11138948 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000128912 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10069547 035 $a(PQKB)10970776 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511611407 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL433061 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10303069 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL333089 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC433061 035 $a(PPN)223994618 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000754388 100 $a20090910d2007|||| uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe conquests of Alexander the Great /$fWaldemar Heckel 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2007. 215 $a1 online resource (xxi, 218 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aKey conflicts of classical antiquity 311 0 $a0-521-60323-4 311 0 $a0-521-84247-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 191-204) and index. 327 $aCOVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE; CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER TWO HOW DO WE KNOW? SOURCES FOR ALEXANDER THE GREAT; CHAPTER THREE THE MACEDONIAN BACKGROUND; CHAPTER FOUR THE PERSIAN ENEMY; CHAPTER FIVE CONQUEST OF THE ACHAEMENIDS; CHAPTER SIX RESISTANCE ON TWO FRONTS; CHAPTER SEVEN CONQUEST OF THE PUNJAB; CHAPTER EIGHT THE OCEAN AND THE WEST; CHAPTER NINE THE LONG ROAD FROM SUSA TO BABYLON; APPENDIX ONE ALEXANDER'S OFFICERS; APPENDIX TWO NUMBERS OF TROOPS; APPENDIX THREE THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE EMPIRE; GLOSSARY; ABBREVIATIONS; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX 330 $aWaldemar Heckel provides a revisionist overview of the conquests of Alexander the Great. Emphasising the aims and impact of his military expeditions, the political consequences of military action, and the use of propaganda, both for motivation and justification, his underlying premise is that the basic goals of conquest and the keys to military superiority have not changed dramatically over the millennia. Indeed, as Heckel makes clear, many aristocratic and conquest societies are remarkably similar to that of Alexander in their basic aims and organisation. Heckel rejects the view of Alexander as a reincarnation of Achilles - as an irrational youth on a heroic quest for fame and immortality. In an engaging and balanced account of key military events, Heckel shows how Alexander imposed his will on the willing and how the defeated were no longer capable of resisting his military might. 410 0$aKey conflicts of classical antiquity. 607 $aGreece$xHistory$yMacedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C 676 $a938/.07 700 $aHeckel$b Waldemar$f1949-$0182145 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910807763003321 996 $aConquests of Alexander the Great$91125618 997 $aUNINA