{"product_id":"alexanders-empire-paperback-9781108078580","title":"Alexander's Empire (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108078580","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAlexander's Empire\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis illustrated 1887 work describes Alexander's conquests, the collapse of his empire after his death, and the rise of Rome.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Pentland Mahaffy (Author), Arthur Gilman (Appendix by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108078580, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 October 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e358 pages, 43 b\/w illus.  3 maps\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2 cm, 0.46 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe classical scholar J. P. Mahaffy (1839–1919) is known equally for his work on Greek texts and Egyptian papyri (his edition of The Flinders Petrie Papyri is reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection). He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, and spent the rest of his working life there, ultimately as provost from 1914 until his death. In this illustrated 1887 work, Mahaffy describes Alexander's extraordinary conquest of territories in Europe, Africa and Asia, the collapse of his empire after his death, and the later subjugation of the successor kingdoms to the power of Rome. With his American collaborator Arthur Gilman (1837–1909), Mahaffy discusses Alexander's place in history before giving a close account of his career and death. The successor dynasties, and dominant rulers such as Demetrius II and Pyrrhus, their feuds and their attempted resistance to the rise of Rome, are depicted in an engaging and dramatic narrative.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Alexander's place in history\u003cbr\u003e 2. Youth and accession of Alexander\u003cbr\u003e 3. The struggle for the supremacy of the world\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Macedonian empire and its limits up to Alexander's death\u003cbr\u003e 5. The problem of the succession\u003cbr\u003e 6. The later wars of the Diadochi down to the battle of Ipsus\u003cbr\u003e 7. From the battle of Ipsus to the invasion of the Celts\u003cbr\u003e 8. The invasion of the Celt (Galatians) and its consequences\u003cbr\u003e 9. King Pyrrhus of Epirus\u003cbr\u003e 10. The golden age of Hellenism\u003cbr\u003e 11. The new lines adopted by philosophy under the Diadochi\u003cbr\u003e 12. The stages of Hellenism in the third century\u003cbr\u003e 13. The three young kings\u003cbr\u003e 14. Science and latters at Alexandria in the days of Philadelphus\u003cbr\u003e 15. The third generation of Hellenism\u003cbr\u003e 16. The rise of the Achaean League\u003cbr\u003e 17. King Agis of Sparta\u003cbr\u003e 18. The rise and spread of federations in the Hellenistic world\u003cbr\u003e 19. The events of King Demetrius II's reign\u003cbr\u003e 20. Commerce and culture at Pergamum and Rhodes\u003cbr\u003e 21. The rise of Antigonus Doson and Cleomenes\u003cbr\u003e 22. The Cleomenic War to the battle of Sellasia\u003cbr\u003e 23. The condition of the Hellenistic world in 221 BC\u003cbr\u003e 24. The last independent sovereigns of the empire\u003cbr\u003e 25. The condition of Pergamum and Rhodes\u003cbr\u003e 26. The reign of Philip V of Macedon\u003cbr\u003e 27. State of the Hellenistic world from 204 to 197 BC\u003cbr\u003e 28. The Hellenistic world from BC 197–190\u003cbr\u003e 29. The Hellenistic world from the battle of Magnesia to the accession of Perseus\u003cbr\u003e 30. The struggle of Perseus with the Romans\u003cbr\u003e 31. The last Syrian war, and fourth assertion of Roman supremacy\u003cbr\u003e 32. The influence of Hellenism on Rome\u003cbr\u003e List of names easily confounded\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266200949016,"sku":"9781108078580","price":31.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108078580i_b2bd4658-0a56-4076-9c84-29f23c09c0ab.jpg?v=1696751699","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/alexanders-empire-paperback-9781108078580","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}