Alexander the Great and his empire: a short introduction/
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Princeton:
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Table of Contents:
- Policy for the future (325-323)
- Introduction: Alexander before the expedition to Asia Minor (356-334)
- 1: Major Stages Of The Conquest (334-323)
- From Granicus to the fall of Tyre (May 334-Summer 332)
- From Tyre to the Euphrates (Summer 332-Summer 331)
- End of Darius and the final submission of Greece (Summer 331-Summer 330)
- Guerillas in the Eastern Satrapies and Macedonian opposition (Summer 330-Spring 327)
- Conquest of India and the return via the Persian Gulf (327-325)
- Last years (324-323)
- 2: Origins And Objectives Of The Conquest
- Unsatisfactory nature of explanations based on personality and psychology
- Heritage of Philip II
- Alexander and the royal territories of the Achaemenids
- War of liberation and "War of reprisal": the limits of Alexander's Philhellenism
- Conquest of India and return via the Persian Gulf
- Problems of the "last plans"
- 3: Resistance To The Conquest
- Resistance of Darius (334-330)
- Underground resistance and open revolt in Greece
- Resistance and reprisals in the Eastern Satrapies (330-327)
- Discontent of the Macedonian soldiery (330-324)
- 4: Administration, Defense, And Exploitation Of The Conquered Lands
- Different degrees of royal authority
- Territorial control and the management of the population
- Conquest and "economic development"
- 5: Alexander Among Macedonians, Greeks, And Iranians
- Conquest and surrender: contridiction and opposition
- Policy for the future (325-323)
- Conclusion: King is dead! Long live the King?