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- catalog abstract ""The age of Alexander and his conquest of the Persian or 'Achaemenid' Empire, which had existed for over two centuries, represents a watershed in the history of the world. This book offers an insight into the achievements of one of the greatest generals ever known. Alexander's conquests are of profound significance. By perfecting the new weapons and tactics developed by his father, Philip II, and combining them with the use of specialist units and advancements in siege warfare, Alexander enabled the Macedonian kingdom to move beyond the restrictions of city-state armies and on to the stage of world conquest."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13027478.
- catalog coverage "Greece History Macedonian Expansion, 359 B.C.-323 B.C.".
- catalog coverage "Greece History Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C.".
- catalog coverage "Greece Kings and rulers Biography.".
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description ""The age of Alexander and his conquest of the Persian or 'Achaemenid' Empire, which had existed for over two centuries, represents a watershed in the history of the world. This book offers an insight into the achievements of one of the greatest generals ever known. Alexander's conquests are of profound significance. By perfecting the new weapons and tactics developed by his father, Philip II, and combining them with the use of specialist units and advancements in siege warfare, Alexander enabled the Macedonian kingdom to move beyond the restrictions of city-state armies and on to the stage of world conquest."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Background to war: The decline of the city-states and the rise of Macedon -- Warring sides: The Persians, the Macedonians and allied troops -- Outbreak: Alexander's rise to power -- The fighting: Alexander conquers an empire -- Portrait of a soldier: Two generals and a satrap -- The world around war: Rome, Carthage and India -- Portrait of a civilian: A historian, athletes and courtesans -- How the war ended: The death of Alexander -- Conclusion and consequences: the struggle for succession.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [90]-91) and index.".
- catalog extent "95 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0415968550".
- catalog isPartOf "Essential histories".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Routledge,".
- catalog spatial "Greece History Macedonian Expansion, 359 B.C.-323 B.C.".
- catalog spatial "Greece History Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C.".
- catalog spatial "Greece Kings and rulers Biography.".
- catalog spatial "Greece".
- catalog subject "938/.07/092 B 21".
- catalog subject "Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C.".
- catalog subject "DF234 .H43 2003".
- catalog subject "Generals Greece Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Background to war: The decline of the city-states and the rise of Macedon -- Warring sides: The Persians, the Macedonians and allied troops -- Outbreak: Alexander's rise to power -- The fighting: Alexander conquers an empire -- Portrait of a soldier: Two generals and a satrap -- The world around war: Rome, Carthage and India -- Portrait of a civilian: A historian, athletes and courtesans -- How the war ended: The death of Alexander -- Conclusion and consequences: the struggle for succession.".
- catalog title "The wars of Alexander the Great, 336-323 B.C. / Waldemar Heckel.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".