{"product_id":"alexanders-heirs-isbn-9781444339628","title":"Alexander's Heirs","description":"\u003ci\u003eAlexander’s Heirs\u003c\/i\u003e 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.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers an account of the power struggles between Alexander’s rival generals in the forty  year period following his death\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses how Alexander’s vast empire ultimately became the Hellenistic World\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMakes full use of primary and secondary sources\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAccessible to a broad audience of students, university scholars, and the educated general reader\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores important scholarly debates on the Diadochi\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronology ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaps\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegions of Macedonia xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreece and Asia Minor xx\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Hellenistic world xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Death of a Conqueror 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Funeral Games Begin 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The End of a Dynasty 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronology from Spring 318 to Spring 315 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 “War, both the King and Father of All” 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronology from 314 to 306 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The End of the Diadochi 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronology from 306 to 281 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Epilogue: The New World 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“A reliable guide through the seemingly endless wars of the period has long been a desideratum for teachers and students.  Anson (Univ. of Arkansas) addresses that need with this book… Summing Up\u003cb\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e Essential. Belongs in all university libraries.”  (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 March 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEDWARD M. ANSON\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Anson History at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAlexander the Great: Themes and Issues\u003c\/i\u003e (2013) and \u003ci\u003eEumenes of Cardia: A Greek Among Macedonians\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eAfter Alexander: The Time of the Diadochi (323–281 BC)\u003c\/i\u003e (with V. Alonso Troncoso, 2013).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eALEXANDER’S\u003cbr\u003eHEIRS\u003cbr\u003eTHE AGE OF THE SUCCESSORS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlexander 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this narrative history, Edward M. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eAlexander’s Heirs\u003c\/i\u003e 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.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—Waldemar Heckel, University of Calgary, Canada\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988711686373,"sku":"NP9781444339628","price":115.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781444339628.jpg?v=1761781289","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/alexanders-heirs-isbn-9781444339628","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}