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Auteur(s) : Billows, Richard A.
Titre(s) : Before and after Alexander [Texte imprimé] : the legend and legacy of Alexander the Great / Richard A. Billows
Publication : New York : Overlook Duckworth, 2018
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (336 p.) : ill., cartes, tables généal. ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. [320]-326. Index
Before and After Alexander is an invaluable addition to our understanding of this
historic figure's legacy, as Billows challenges the myth of Alexander the Great as
a pioneer and visionary. He argues that the real credit lies with Philip II and the
generals who came after Alexander, and reveals just how complex and multifaceted were
the foundations on which our modern civilisation was built. Alexander the Great's
life, career and achievements have been written about extensively, and he is famed
for his strategic vision and tactical prowess - but was he truly the great hero of
history we know him as? In this book, the eminent scholar Richard A. Billows reassesses
the legend by delving deeper into the lesser known periods before and after Alexander's
reign. A mere two decades before Alexander's accession, Macedonia was a disorganized
backwater, overshadowed by Athens, Sparta and Persia. It was Alexander's father, Philip
II, who shaped it into the greatest power of its time by building a new type of army
and style of warfare, uniting the country and providing his son with the groundwork
for Alexander's career of conquest. As king, Alexander led an unprecedented military
campaign through Asia and Africa, defeating some of the world's most powerful armies
and creating one of the largest empires in history. However, in leaving no clear successor
upon his death, the empire Alexander governed so briefly threatened to descend once
again into instability. It fell to his generals to rule a vast territory stretching
from Greece to India, and it was they who transformed it into the great Hellenistic
empire
Sujet(s) : Alexandre lll (0356-0323 av. J.-C. ; roi de Macédoine) -- Influence
Grèce -- 359-323 av. J.-C. (Expansion de la Macédoine)
Grèce -- 323-146 av. J.C. (Époque hellénistique)
Indice(s) Dewey :
938.07 (23e éd.) = Histoire antique - Grèce - 0362-0323 av. J.-C.
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781590207406 (rel). - ISBN 1590207408. - ISBN 9780715652817 (rel). - ISBN 0715652818
EAN 9780715652817
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45580811j
Notice n° :
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