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In the Footsteps of Alexander Miles Doleac

In the Footsteps of Alexander By Miles Doleac

In the Footsteps of Alexander by Miles Doleac


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In just 11 years, Alexander the Great's army marched 22,000 miles and secured the Balkans, conquered Asia Minor, the Levant and Egypt, defeated the Persian Empire and invaded India. By the age of thirty, he had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world.

In the Footsteps of Alexander Summary

In the Footsteps of Alexander: The Soldiers Who Conquered the Ancient World by Miles Doleac

In just 11 years, Alexander the Great's army marched 22,000 miles and secured the Balkans, conquered Asia Minor, the Levant and Egypt, defeated the Persian Empire and invaded India. By the age of thirty, he had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world. And even after he died, aged just 32, undefeated in battle, his influence remained, not just across Europe, but into Asia, too. But what was it like to be soldier in Alexander's army? To march from Macedonia to India? To serve as a hoplite, a Phalangite or a cavalryman for Alexander? In the Footsteps of Alexander- the soldiers who conquered the ancient world explores the achievements of one of history's great military leaders from the point of view of his warriors. The book is divided into four parts, with part one covering the extent of Alexander's campaigns; part two examining the recruitment, equipment, tactics and lives of his infantrymen and cavalrymen; part three looking at the cities that he founded, such as Alexandria and Kandahar; and part four explaining how after his death his great empire fell apart, but his Hellenic influence lived on throughout Europe and Asia. Including more than 200 photographs, illustrations, paintings and maps, In the Footsteps of Alexander is a colourful, accessible examination of military life under one of history's greatest military leaders.

About Miles Doleac

Miles Doleac holds a PhD in History (Greco-Roman World) from Tulane University, an MA in History from the University of Southern Mississippi and a BFA in Drama from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. He has served as a Murphy Institute Fellow at Tulane University (2009-2010) and a Visiting Scholar at the American Academy in Rome (2009).

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. An Uncommon Youth: Alexander's Rise to Power 2. Alexander III: To the Invasion of Asia 3. War with Persia and the Battle of Issus 4. A New Great King: From Issus to Gaugamela 5. The Rewards and Costs of Conquest 6. To Alexander's Death 7. Alexander's Cities 8. The King is Dead: Long Live the King Bibliography Index

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GOR011930948
9781782741657
1782741658
In the Footsteps of Alexander: The Soldiers Who Conquered the Ancient World by Miles Doleac
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Amber Books Ltd
2014-08-15
224
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