Antigonos the One-Eyed and the Creation of the Hellenistic State

by Billows, Richard A.

• ISBN13: 9780520208803
• ISBN10: 0520208803
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-05-01
• Publisher: Univ of California Pr on Demand

Summary

Called by Plutarch "the oldest and greatest of Alexander's successors," Antigonos the One-Eyed (382-301 BC) was the dominant figure during the first half of the Diadoch period, ruling most of the Asian territory conquered by the Macedonians during his final twenty years. Billows provides the first detailed study of this great general and administrator, establishing him as a key contributor to the Hellenistic monarchy and state. After a successful career under Philip and Alexander, Antigonos rose to power over the Asian portion of Alexander's conquests. Embittered by the persistent hostility of those who controlled the European and Egyptian parts of the empire, he tried to eliminate these opponents, an ambition which led to his final defeat in 301. In a corrective to the standard explanations of his aims, Billows shows that Antigonos was scarcely influenced by Alexander, seeking to rule West Asia and the Aegean, rather than the whole of Alexander's Empire.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	xi	(2)
List of Abbreviations	xiii	(4)
Preface	xvii
Introduction	I	(12)
PART I ANTIGONOS'S LIFE AND CAREER	13	(174)
1. The Early Years	15	(34)
Antigonos's Background and Youth (382-359 B.C.)	15	(9)
The Reign of Philip (359-336 B.C.)	24	(12)
The Reign of Alexander (336-323 B.C.)	36	(13)
2. Antigonos's Rise to Power	49	(32)
The Crisis after Alexander's Death (323-320 B.C.)	49	(15)
The First Diadoch War (320-319 B.C.)	64	(17)
3. The Establishment of Antigonos's Rule over Asia	81	(54)
The Second Diadoch War (318-315 B.C.)	82	(27)
The Third Diadoch War (314-311 B.C.)	109	(26)
4. Antigonos's Assumption of the Kingship	135	(26)
The Lead-up to Royal Status (310-306 B.C.)	136	(19)
The Assumption of the Kingship and Its Meaning	155	(6)
5. The Final Years	161	(26)
Attempts to Eliminate Rivals (306-302 B.C.)	162	(13)
The Campaign of Ipsos (302-301 B.C.)	175	(10)
Epitaph	185	(2)
PART II ANTIGONOS AS RULER OF A HELLENISTIC EMPIRE	187	(128)
6. Antigonos's Relations with the Greeks	189	(48)
Common Peaces and Autonomy in the Fourth Century B.C.	190	(7)
Antigonos's Career in Relation to the Greeks	197	(8)
Antigonos's Relations with Individual Poleis	205	(26)
Greek Reactions to Antigonos	231	(6)
7. Antigonos's Administration of His Asian Realm	237	(49)
The Geography of Antigonos's Asian Realm	238	(4)
Antigonos's Kingship and Instruments of Rule	242	(9)
Central Administrative Institutions and Practices	251	(17)
Provincial Administrative Institutions	268	(18)
8. Economic, Settlement, and Cultural Policies	286	(29)
Economic Policy	286	(6)
Settlement Policy: Urbanization and Colonization	292	(13)
Cultural Policy	305	(10)
Conclusion	315	(12)
Appendix 1. The Literary Sources	327	(26)
Appendix 2. Antigonos's Military and Naval Forces	353	(8)
Appendix 3. Prosopography of Antigonos's Friends and Subordinates	361	(93)
Maps	454	(11)
List of Sources	465	(4)
Bibliography	469	(24)
Name Index	493	(10)
Place Index	503	(8)
Subject Index	511