000433942 000__ 02539cam\a2200421\a\4500 000433942 001__ 433942 000433942 005__ 20210513151754.0 000433942 008__ 100803s2011\\\\enkabf\\\b\\\\001\0deng\\ 000433942 010__ $$a 2010030834 000433942 019__ $$a691853843 000433942 020__ $$a9780195395235 (alk. paper) 000433942 020__ $$a0195395239 (alk. paper) 000433942 020__ $$a9780199573929 (alk. paper) 000433942 020__ $$a0199573921 (alk. paper) 000433942 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn652743655 000433942 035__ $$a433942 000433942 040__ $$aDLC$$cDLC$$dERASA$$dYDXCP$$dJAI$$dCDX$$dBWX$$dCUT$$dABG$$dWAU$$dUBY$$dMIX$$dUKMGB$$dISE 000433942 042__ $$apcc 000433942 043__ $$ae-gr---$$amm----- 000433942 049__ $$aISEA 000433942 05000 $$aDF235.4$$b.W38 2011 000433942 08200 $$a938/.070922$$222 000433942 1001_ $$aWaterfield, Robin,$$d1952- 000433942 24510 $$aDividing the spoils :$$bthe war for Alexander the Great's empire /$$cRobin Waterfield. 000433942 260__ $$aOxford ;$$aNew York, N.Y. :$$bOxford University Press,$$cc2011. 000433942 300__ $$axiv, 273 p., [12] p. of plates :$$bill., maps ;$$c24 cm. 000433942 440_0 $$aAncient warfare and civilization. 000433942 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000433942 5050_ $$aThe legacy of Alexander the Great -- The Babylon conferences -- Rebellion -- Perdiccas, Ptolemy, and Alexander's corpse -- The first War of the Successors -- Polyperchon's moment -- The triumph of Cassander -- Hunting Eumenes in Iran -- Antigonus, Lord of Asia -- The restoration of Seleucus -- Warfare in Greece -- The end of Antigonus -- The kingdoms of Ptolemy and Seleucus -- Demetrius resurgent -- The fall of Demetrius -- The last successors -- Timeline -- Cast of characters -- Genealogies. 000433942 5208_ $$a"Dividing the spoils" revives the memory of Alexander's Successors, whose fame has been dimmed only because they stand in his enormous shadow. In fact, Alexander left things in a mess at the time of his death, with no guaranteed succession, no administration in place suitable for such an enormous realm, and huge untamed areas both bordering and within his 'empire'. The Successors consolidated the Conqueror's gains. Their competing ambitions, however, meant that consolidation inevitably led to the break-up of the empire. 000433942 650_0 $$aGenerals$$zGreece$$vBiography. 000433942 650_0 $$aGenerals$$zMacedonia$$vBiography. 000433942 651_0 $$aGreece$$xHistory$$yMacedonian Hegemony, 323-281 B.C. 000433942 651_0 $$aMacedonia$$xHistory$$yDiadochi, 323-276 B.C. 000433942 651_0 $$aGreece$$xKings and rulers$$vBiography. 000433942 651_0 $$aMacedonia$$xKings and rulers$$vBiography. 000433942 651_0 $$aMediterranean Region$$xHistory, Military. 000433942 651_0 $$aMediterranean Region$$xHistory$$yTo 476. 000433942 85200 $$bgen$$hDF235.4$$i.W38$$i2011 000433942 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:433942$$pGLOBAL_SET 000433942 980__ $$aBIB 000433942 980__ $$aBOOK