By the spear : Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the rise and fall of the Macedonian empire /

Main Author: Worthington, Ian
Format: Book
Language:English
Subjects:
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245 1 0 |a By the spear :  |b Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the rise and fall of the Macedonian empire /  |c Ian Worthington. 
300 |a xxi, 388 p. :  |b ill., maps ;  |c 25 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-381) and index. 
505 0 |a Contents:- Acknowledgements -- Timeline -- Quotations from Ancient Works and Special Abbreviations -- Maps -- 1. The Architect and the Master Builder -- 2. Greece and Macedonia -- 3. Philip II and the Rise of Macedonia -- 4. The New Player in Greek Politics -- 5. The Gathering War Clouds -- 6. The Downfall of Greece -- 7. Philip's Assassination and Legacy -- 8. Alexander's Early Kingship--and Persia -- 9. From Europe to Asia -- 10. Alexander : Master Strategist and Emerging God -- 11. The Decline and Fall of the Persian Empire -- 12. The War in Afghanistan -- 13. Passage to India -- 14. Retreat from India -- 15. Alexander's Final Years -- 16. Death in Babylon and Alexander's Legacy -- Appendix: The Sources of Information. 
600 0 0 |a Philip  |b II,  |d 382 B.C.-336 B.C. 
600 0 0 |a Alexander,  |d 356 B.C.-323 B.C. 
650 0 |a Armies  |x History.  |z Macedonia 
650 0 |a Social change  |x History.  |z Macedonia 
651 0 |a Macedonia  |x Kings and rulers  |x Biography 
651 0 |a Macedonia  |x History  |y To 168 B.C. 
651 0 |a Macedonia  |x History, Military 
651 0 |a Macedonia  |x Relations  |z Greece. 
651 0 |a Greece  |x Relations  |z Macedonia. 
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