Dividing the spoils : the war for Alexander the Great's empire / / Robin Waterfield

• Autore: Waterfield Robin <1952->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2011; ©2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (302 p.)
• Disciplina: 938.07
• Soggetto topico: Generals - Greece; Generals - Macedonia
• Soggetto geografico: Greece History Macedonian Hegemony, 323-281 B.C; Macedonia History Diadochi, 323-276 B.C; Greece Kings and rulers Biography; Macedonia Kings and rulers Biography; Mediterranean Region History To 476; Mediterranean Region History, Military
• Note generali: Originally published: 2011.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The legacy of Alexander the Great -- The Babylon conferences -- Rebellion -- Perdiccas, Ptolemy, and Alexander's corpse -- The first war of the successors -- Polyperchon's moment -- The triumph of Cassander -- Hunting Eumenes in Iran -- Antigonus, Lord of Asia -- The restoration of Seleucus -- Warfare in Greece -- The end of Antigonus -- The kingdoms of Ptolemy and Seleucus -- Demetrius resurgent -- The fall of Demetrius -- The last successors -- Timeline -- Cast of characters -- Genealogies.
• Sommario/riassunto: The story of the wars that led to the break-up of Alexander the Great's vast empire after his death in 323 BC and the brilliant cultural developments which accompanied this birth of a new world.
• Titolo autorizzato: Dividing the spoils
• ISBN: 0-19-993152-6; 0-19-957392-1; 0-19-166856-7; 1-283-71348-9; 1-283-09819-9; 9786613098191; 0-19-983054-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910734091103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Ancient warfare and civilization.