The Conquests of Alexander the Great

Heckel engagingly and with great detail, shows us how Alexander earned his appellation, The Great.

Waldemar Heckel (Author)

9781107645394, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 29 March 2012

240 pages
21.5 x 13.8 x 1.3 cm, 0.35 kg

'Heckel has given us a well-written and sensible book, with a good selection of facts and problems having to do with Alexander's reign and the wars he fought.' Classical Journal

In this book, Waldemar Heckel traces the rise and eventual fall of one of the most successful military commanders in history. In 325 BCE, Alexander and his conquering army prepared to return home, after overcoming everything in their path: armies, terrain, climate, all invariably hostile. Little did they know that within two years their beloved king would be dead and their labours seemingly wasted. Tracing the rise and eventual fall of one of the most successful military commanders in history, Heckel engagingly and with great detail shows us how Alexander earned his appellation, The Great.

Preface
1. Introduction
2. How do we know? Sources for Alexander the Great
3. The Macedonian background
4. The Persian enemy
5. Conquest of the Achaemenids
6. Resistance on two fronts
7. Conquest of the Punjab
8. The ocean and the West
9. The long road from Susa to Babylon.

Subject Areas: Military history [HBW], Classical history / classical civilisation [HBLA1], Ancient history: to c 500 CE [HBLA]