Wars of Alexander's Successors 323-281 Bc: Volume 1- Commanders and Campaigns by Bob Bennett

Wars of Alexander's Successors 323-281 Bc: Volume 1- Commanders and Campaigns by Bob Bennett

When the dying Alexander the Great was asked to whom he bequeathed his vast empire, he supposedly replied 'to the strongest'. There ensued a long series of struggles between his generals and governors for control of these territories. Most of these Diadochi (Successors) were consummate professionals who had learnt the art of war under Alexander or even his father, Philip. Few died a peaceful death and the last survivors of this tough breed were still leading their armies against each other well into their seventies. Colourful characters, epic battles, treacheryand subterfuge make this a period with great appeal to anyone interested in ancient history and ancient warfare in particular. The wars shaped the map from the Balkans to India for the next couple of centuries.This first volume introduces the key personalities - characters such as Antigonos 'Monopthalmus' (the One-eyed) and his son 'Demetrius 'Poliorcetes' (the Besieger), Seleucus 'Nicator' ('the Victorious') and Ptolemy 'Soter' ('the Saviour') - and gives a narrative of the causes and course of these wars from the death of Alexander to the Battle of Corupedium (281 BC) when the last two original Diadochi faced each other one final time.

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ISBN 13	9781844157617
ISBN 10	184415761X
Title	Wars of Alexander's Successors 323-281 Bc: Volume 1- Commanders and Campaigns
Author	Bob Bennett
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Year published	2008-09-20
Number of pages	256
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