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Dividing the Spoils

The War for Alexander the Great's Empire
Waterfield, Robin, 1952- (Book - - 2011)
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Dividing the Spoils


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"Dividing the spoils" revives the memory of Alexander's Successors, whose fame has been dimmed only because they stand in his enormous shadow. In fact, Alexander left things in a mess at the time of his death, with no guaranteed succession, no administration in place suitable for such an enormous

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"Dividing the spoils" revives the memory of Alexander's Successors, whose fame has been dimmed only because they stand in his enormous shadow. In fact, Alexander left things in a mess at the time of his death, with no guaranteed succession, no administration in place suitable for such an enormous realm, and huge untamed areas both bordering and within his 'empire'. The Successors consolidated the Conqueror's gains. Their competing ambitions, however, meant that consolidation inevitably led to the break-up of the empire.

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Imprint: Oxford ; New York, N.Y. - Oxford University Press
Pages: 273
ISBN: 9780195395235, 9780199573929, 0195395239, 0199573921
Language: English
Notes: Includes bibliographical references(p. [231]-263) and index
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
Statement of responsibility: Robin Waterfield
Characteristics: xiv, 273 p., [12] p. of plates :,ill., maps ;,24 cm.
Author (Original Script): Waterfield, Robin
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  • 22950009541673 rated this: 4 stars out of 5.

My husband enjoyed reading this book.

Nov 23, 2011
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  • KEVIN DOWD rated this: 4 stars out of 5.

great details on all the generals... esy to follow timeline.. good choice as an intro to the Hellenic period..

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