Title Conquest and empire : the reign of Alexander the Great / A.B. Bosworth

Published Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1988

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 330 pages) : illustrations Series Canto Canto (Cambridge) Contents General narrative -- Prologue -- The gaining of empire (336-323 B.C.) -- Epilogue: the shape of things to come -- Thematic studies -- Mainland Greece in Alexander's reign -- Alexander and his empire -- Alexander and the army -- The divinity of Alexander Summary The reign of Alexander the Great of Macedon witnessed the military conquest of the Persian Empire by the Macedonian army, the physical transit of the known world from the Danube to the Indus and the beginnings of the mass migration which was to expand the horizons of hellenism far into the Near East. In this book, the author attempts an up-to-date survey of the period in all its aspects. The title reflects two main focuses: the process by which empire was acquired and the means by which the conquered territory was controlled, exploited and administered. The campaigns of Alexander in Europe and Asia are chronicled in detail in Part One. Although much of the emphasis of the book, thanks to the Alexander-centred writers of antiquity, is on episodes where the king is protagonist, the discussion attempts to widen the perspective and examine the impact of the reign at all levels. There is a detailed account of the Greek mainland, explaining what Macedonian suzerainty implied and how the various city states adapted to it, and a survey of the individual components of empire and the largely haphazard system of administration that evolved after conquest. The Macedonian army is examined in its role as the intrument of conquest, and its evolution during the reign is analyzed. Finally, there is an essay on the origins of the ruler cult. These more detailed thematic studies complement and enlarge upon the running narrative of campaigns and events, to present full coverage in breadth and depth Analysis Rulers Macedonia (Greece) Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-314) and index Notes Print version record Subject Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. SUBJECT Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. fast Alexandre III ((roi de Macédoine ; 0356-0323 av J. C.) ram Subject Generals -- Greece -- Biography HISTORY -- Ancient -- Greece. Generals Kings and rulers Veroveringen. SUBJECT Greece -- History -- Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85057087 Greece -- Kings and rulers -- Biography Subject Greece Macédoine (Grèce) Grèce -- 359-323 av. J.-C. (Expansion de la Macédoine) Genre/Form Electronic books Biographies History Biographies. Biographies. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781107720060 1107720060 9780511518539 0511518536

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