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Philip and Alexander : kings and conquerors / Adrian Goldsworthy.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Basic Books, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Edition: First editionDescription: xxix, 572 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781541646698
  • 154164669X
  • 9781541602625
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Contents:
Introduction: "Some talk of Alexander" -- Philip II. In the beginning -- Crisis -- Macedonian, Greek, and Barbarian -- Alliances and wives -- War and its price -- "I did not run away": defeat in Thessaly -- The avenger -- Peace -- The prince -- Old and new enemies -- Chaeronea -- Love and Persia -- "Wreathed is the bull": passion, ambition, and revenge -- Alexander and Persia. The example -- The army and the enemy -- The river -- The Gordian knot -- "Then truly there was great bloodshed": the battle of Issus, 333 BC -- "Manifestly a large task": the siege of Tyre -- An oasis and a god -- The battle of Gaugamela -- "The most hateful of the cities of Asia" -- An end and a beginning -- The upright tiara -- Lord of Asia. The sword and the flame -- "Poorer for a kiss" -- India -- Victory into retreat -- Sea and sand -- The return of the king -- "An utter loss" -- Tears and a broken nose.
Summary: "Alexander the Great's conquests staggered the world. He led his army across thousands of miles, from northern Greece to modern Pakistan, overthrowing the greatest empires of his time and building a new one in their place. He led from the front and was often wounded. He claimed to be the son of a god, but he was actually the son of Philip II. In Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors, classical historian Adrian Goldsworthy argues that without the work and influence of his father, it is very doubtful that Alexander would have achieved so much. Philip II of Macedon is often remembered as an old man, one-eyed and lame from wounds. But he was young and inexperienced when he came to power. Philip inherited a minor kingdom that was on the verge of being dismembered. He succeeded in making Macedonia dominant throughout Greece and preparing Alexander to lead his army into war against Persia. Philip, Goldsworthy shows, created the armies that won Alexander's victories. A bold new interpretation, Philip and Alexander will be the definitive dual biography of two men who together reshaped the ancient world."-- Provided by publisher.
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This definitive biography of one of history's most influential father-son duos tells the story of two rulers who gripped the world -- and their rise and fall from power.
Alexander the Great's conquests staggered the world. He led his army across thousands of miles, overthrowing the greatest empires of his time and building a new one in their place. He claimed to be the son of a god, but he was actually the son of Philip II of Macedon.
Philip inherited a minor kingdom that was on the verge of dismemberment, but despite his youth and inexperience, he made Macedonia dominant throughout Greece. It was Philip who created the armies that Alexander led into war against Persia. In Philip and Alexander , classical historian Adrian Goldsworthy shows that without the work and influence of his father, Alexander could not have achieved so much. This is the groundbreaking biography of two men who together conquered the world.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 521-561) and index.

Introduction: "Some talk of Alexander" -- Philip II. In the beginning -- Crisis -- Macedonian, Greek, and Barbarian -- Alliances and wives -- War and its price -- "I did not run away": defeat in Thessaly -- The avenger -- Peace -- The prince -- Old and new enemies -- Chaeronea -- Love and Persia -- "Wreathed is the bull": passion, ambition, and revenge -- Alexander and Persia. The example -- The army and the enemy -- The river -- The Gordian knot -- "Then truly there was great bloodshed": the battle of Issus, 333 BC -- "Manifestly a large task": the siege of Tyre -- An oasis and a god -- The battle of Gaugamela -- "The most hateful of the cities of Asia" -- An end and a beginning -- The upright tiara -- Lord of Asia. The sword and the flame -- "Poorer for a kiss" -- India -- Victory into retreat -- Sea and sand -- The return of the king -- "An utter loss" -- Tears and a broken nose.

"Alexander the Great's conquests staggered the world. He led his army across thousands of miles, from northern Greece to modern Pakistan, overthrowing the greatest empires of his time and building a new one in their place. He led from the front and was often wounded. He claimed to be the son of a god, but he was actually the son of Philip II. In Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors, classical historian Adrian Goldsworthy argues that without the work and influence of his father, it is very doubtful that Alexander would have achieved so much. Philip II of Macedon is often remembered as an old man, one-eyed and lame from wounds. But he was young and inexperienced when he came to power. Philip inherited a minor kingdom that was on the verge of being dismembered. He succeeded in making Macedonia dominant throughout Greece and preparing Alexander to lead his army into war against Persia. Philip, Goldsworthy shows, created the armies that won Alexander's victories. A bold new interpretation, Philip and Alexander will be the definitive dual biography of two men who together reshaped the ancient world."-- Provided by publisher.

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