A.B. Bosworth

Conquest and Empire: Alexander

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Nema na zalihi

Težina 524 g
Format 15 × 23 cm
Autor

Izdavač

Mjesto izdanja

Cambridge

Godina

1989

Broj stranica

330

Uvez

Meki

Stanje knjige

Vrlo dobro

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The Reign of Alexander the Great. 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 …