{"product_id":"alexanders-heirs-the-age-of-the-successors-hardback-9781444339628","title":"Alexander's Heirs; The Age of the Successors (Hardback) 9781444339628","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAlexander's Heirs\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Age of the Successors\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eAlexander’s Heirs\u003c\/i\u003e is a concise, but thoroughly documented, study of the formative years (323-281 BCE) of the Hellenistic age by an insightful and highly respected scholar. Students, teachers, and researchers will find it an indispensable and infallible guide to one of the most complex and exciting periods of ancient history.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—Waldemar Heckel, University of Calgary, Canada\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEdward M. Anson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781444339628, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 July 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 1.8 cm, 0.481 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A reliable guide through the seemingly endless wars of the period has long been a desideratum for teachers and students.  Anson (Univ. of Arkansas) addresses that need with this book… Summing Up\u003cb\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e Essential. Belongs in all university libraries.”  (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 March 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexander’s Heirs\u003c\/i\u003e offers a narrative account of the approximately forty years following the death of Alexander the Great, during which his generals vied for control of his vast empire, and through their conflicts and politics ultimately created the Hellenistic Age.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers an account of the power struggles between Alexander’s rival generals in the forty  year period following his death\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses how Alexander’s vast empire ultimately became the Hellenistic World\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMakes full use of primary and secondary sources\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAccessible to a broad audience of students, university scholars, and the educated general reader\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores important scholarly debates on the Diadochi\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronology ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaps\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegions of Macedonia xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreece and Asia Minor xx\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Hellenistic world xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Death of a Conqueror 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Funeral Games Begin 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The End of a Dynasty 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronology from Spring 318 to Spring 315 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 “War, both the King and Father of All” 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronology from 314 to 306 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The End of the Diadochi 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronology from 306 to 281 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Epilogue: The New World 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 215\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52501194604824,"sku":"9781444339628","price":72.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781444339628.jpg?v=1786216242","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/alexanders-heirs-the-age-of-the-successors-hardback-9781444339628","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}