Alexander's Heirs

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Alexander the Great is one of the most mercurial and transformational figures in world history. His empire was vast, stretching across the ancient world from Greece and Egypt to India. In the wake of his death, his generals--the Diadochi--once tenuously united, turned on one another, each in pursuit of what he believed was his rightful role as ruler. In this narrative history, Anson explores the period of time known as the Age of the Successors--the approximately forty years following the death of Alexander the Great. It is a story of ambition, power, and war, but at its core, it is a story of transition--of how one man's empire ultimately became the Hellenistic World.
Alexander's Heirs 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. * Offers an account of the power struggles between Alexander's rival generals in the forty year period following his death * Discusses how Alexander's vast empire ultimately became the Hellenistic World * Makes full use of primary and secondary sources * Accessible to a broad audience of students, university scholars, and the educated general reader * Explores important scholarly debates on the Diadochi

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Edward M. Anson

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Altertum Ancient & Classical Greek & Hellenistic History Ancient & Classical History Classical Studies Geschichte Geschichte des Altertums u. der klassischen Antike Griechenland /Alte Geschichte Hellenistische Geschichte, Geschichte der griechischen Antike History Humanistische Studien

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"Alexander's Heirs 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." --Waldemar Heckel, University of Calgary, Canada
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