Successors to Alexander the Great: Historical Sources in Translation

Author:   Timothy Howe (St. Olaf College) ,  Charlotte Dunn (University of Tasmania) ,  David Lunt (Southern Utah University)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
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Pages:   384
Publication Date:   16 December 2025
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Author:   Timothy Howe (St. Olaf College) ,  Charlotte Dunn (University of Tasmania) ,  David Lunt (Southern Utah University)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 17.30cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.90cm
Weight:   0.771kg
ISBN:  

9781119688280


ISBN 10:   1119688280
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   16 December 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Translators’ Note viii Timeline ix Acknowledgements xii Introduction 1 1 Dramatis Personae 11 2 Articulations of Royal Power, Identity, and Interpretation Before the Successors 60 3 Administration and the Army Under Alexander 89 4 With Alexander: Conquest and Empire 106 5 Symbols and Propaganda: Alexander’s Image Among the Successors 134 6 The Successors at War 157 7 The Regency to the Deaths of Alexander IV and Herakles 186 8 The Fight for Macedonia 214 9 Fortress Egypt 229 10 The Fight for Asia 264 11 The Greek Cities and the Successors 303 12 Hellenistic Kingship 331 Index 000

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TIMOTHY HOWE is a Professor of History, Archaeology, and Ancient Studies at St. Olaf College. He has published extensively on Alexander the Great, ancient Mediterranean trade, and terrorism. He is the Senior Editor of The Ancient History Bulletin and co-directs archaeological excavations at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey. CHARLOTTE DUNN is a Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Tasmania. Her research focuses on the Hellenistic world, especially the careers and self-representation of the Diadochi. She has published widely on topics like royal identity and coinage in the post­Alexander era and coauthored Demetrius the Besieger, the first full-length study of the Hellenistic king. DAVID LUNT is a Professor of History at Southern Utah University. His research explores sport and cultural identity in the ancient world, particularly in relation to Greek athletics and festivals. He has written a book about the Crown Games of ancient Greece, and has published research treating Alexander’s relationship to athletics. He serves on the editorial boards for the Journal of Sport History, the International Journal of the History of Sport, and the Journal of Olympic Studies.

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