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Before & after Alexander : the legend and legacy of Alexander the Great
- Title
- Before & after Alexander : the legend and legacy of Alexander the Great / Richard A. Billows.
- Author
- Billows, Richard A.
- Publication
- New York : Overlook Duckworth, 2018.
- ©2018
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Details
- Description
- 336 pages : illustrations, maps, genealogical tables; 24 cm
- Summary
- "By the author of Marathon, an enlightening look at the historical context behind Alexander the Great, his accomplishments, and his legacy"--
- Alternative Title
- Before and after Alexander
- Subjects
- Generals
- Greece
- Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C
- 359-323 B.C
- Macedonian Expansion (Greece : 359-323 B.C.)
- Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C > Influence
- Biography
- Generals > Greece > Biography
- Greece > Kings and rulers > Biography
- Biographies
- Kings and rulers
- History
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Greece > History > Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Biography.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-326) and index.
- Contents
- Macedonia before Philip II -- Philip's childhood -- The reign of Philip -- Philip's new model army and new model state -- The reign of Alexander -- The wars of the successors -- The Hellenistic world and Hellenistic civilization -- Aftermath: the lingering impact of Hellenistic culture.
- Call Number
- JFE 18-6128
- ISBN
- 9781590207406
- 1590207408
- OCLC
- 1027047277
- Author
- Billows, Richard A., author.
- Title
- Before & after Alexander : the legend and legacy of Alexander the Great / Richard A. Billows.
- Publisher
- New York : Overlook Duckworth, 2018.
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-326) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 359-323 B.C.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 18-6128