By the Spear: Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the Rise and Fall of the Macedonian EmpireAlexander the Great, arguably the most exciting figure from antiquity, waged war as a Homeric hero and lived as one, conquering native peoples and territories on a superhuman scale. From the time he invaded Asia in 334 to his death in 323, he expanded the Macedonian empire from Greece in the west to Asia Minor, the Levant, Egypt, Central Asia and "India" (Pakistan and Kashmir) in the east. Although many other kings and generals forged empires, Alexander produced one that was without parallel, even if it was short-lived. |
Contents
The Architect and the Master Builder | 1 |
1 GREECE AND MACEDONIA | 7 |
2 PHILIP II AND THE RISE OF MACEDONIA | 25 |
3 THE NEW PLAYER IN GREEK POLITICS | 47 |
4 THE GATHERING WAR CLOUDS | 67 |
5 THE DOWNFALL OF GREECE | 81 |
6 PHILIPS ASSASSINATION AND LEGACY | 103 |
7 ALEXANDERS EARLY KINGSHIPAND PERSIA | 121 |
12 PASSAGE TO INDIA | 231 |
13 RETREAT FROM INDIA | 251 |
14 ALEXANDERS FINAL YEARS | 273 |
15 DEATH IN BABYLON AND ALEXANDERS LEGACY | 293 |
THE SOURCES OF INFORMATION | 311 |
TIMELINE | 321 |
CAST OF PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS | 327 |
NOTES | 335 |
8 FROM EUROPE TO ASIA | 139 |
MASTER STRATEGIST AND EMERGING GOD | 163 |
10 THE FALL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE | 185 |
11 THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN | 209 |
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