The Legacy of Alexander Politics, Warfare and Propaganda under the Successors

by Bosworth, A. B.

• ISBN13: 9780198153061
• ISBN10: 0198153066
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-12-26
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This major study by a leading expert is dedicated to the thirty years after the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC. It deals with the emergence of the Successor monarchies and examines the factors which brought success and failure. Some of the central themes are the struggle forpre-eminence after Alexander's death, the fate of the Macedonian army of conquest, and the foundation of Seleucus' monarchy. Bosworth also examines the statesman and historian Hieronymus of Cardia, concentrating on his treatment of widow burning in India and nomadism in Arabia. Another highlight isthe first full analysis of the epic struggle between Antigonus and Eumenes (318-316), one of the most important and decisive campaigns of the ancient world.

Author Biography

A. B. Bosworth is Professor of Classics and Ancient History, University of Western Australia.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	p. x
Introduction	p. 1
The Politics of the Babylon Settlement	p. 29
Macedonian Numbers at the Death of Alexander the Great	p. 64
The Campaign in Iran: Turbulent Satraps and Frozen Elephants	p. 98
Hieronymus' Ethnography: Indian Widows and Nabataean Nomads	p. 169
The Rise of Seleucus	p. 210
Hellenistic Monarchy: Success and Legitimation	p. 246
Chronology of events between 323 and 311 BC	p. 279
Bibliography	p. 285
Index	p. 297
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