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020    9780199929863|q(hardback : acid-free paper) 
020    0199929866|q(hardback : acid-free paper) 
035    (OCoLC)860943914 
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100 1  Worthington, Ian. 
245 10 By the spear :|bPhilip II, Alexander the Great, and the 
       rise and fall of the Macedonian empire /|cIan Worthington.
263    1406 
264  1 Oxford :|bOxford University Press,|c2014. 
300    xxi, 388 pages :|billustrations, maps ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Timeline -- Quotations from
       Ancient Works and Special Abbreviations -- Maps -- 1. The 
       Architect and the Master Builder -- 2. Greece and 
       Macedonia -- 3. Philip II and the Rise of Macedonia -- 4. 
       The New Player in Greek Politics -- 5. The Gathering War 
       Clouds -- 6. The Downfall of Greece -- 7. Philip's 
       Assassination and Legacy -- 8. Alexander's Early Kingship 
       -- and Persia -- 9. From Europe to Asia -- 10. Alexander :
       Master Strategist and Emerging God -- 11. The Decline and 
       Fall of the Persian Empire -- 12. The War in Afghanistan -
       - 13. Passage to India -- 14. Retreat from India -- 15. 
       Alexander's Final Years -- 16. Death in Babylon and 
       Alexander's Legacy -- Appendix: The Sources of 
       Information. 
520 2  "Alexander 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. And yet, Alexander could not 
       have achieved what he did without the accomplishments of 
       his father, Philip II (r. 359-336). It was Philip who 
       truly changed the course of Macedonian history, 
       transforming a weak, disunited, and economically backward 
       kingdom into a military powerhouse. A warrior king par 
       excellence, Philip left Alexander with the greatest army 
       in the Greek world, a centralized monarchy, economic 
       prosperity, and a plan to invade Asia. For the first time,
       By the Spear offers an exhilarating military narrative of 
       the reigns of these two larger-than-life figures in one 
       volume. Ian Worthington gives full breadth to the careers 
       of father and son, showing how Philip was the architect of
       the Macedonian empire, which reached its zenith under 
       Alexander, only to disintegrate upon his death. By the 
       Spear also explores the impact of Greek culture in the 
       East, as Macedonian armies became avatars of social and 
       cultural change in lands far removed from the traditional 
       sphere of Greek influence. In addition, the book discusses
       the problems Alexander faced in dealing with a diverse 
       subject population and the strategies he took to what 
       might be called nation building, all of which shed light 
       on contemporary events in culturally dissimilar regions of
       the world. The result is a gripping and unparalleled 
       account of the role these kings played in creating a vast 
       empire and the enduring legacy they left behind"--
       |cProvided by publisher. 
600 00 Philip|bII,|cKing of Macedonia,|d382 B.C.-336 B.C. 
600 00 Alexander,|cthe Great,|d356 B.C.-323 B.C. 
650  0 Armies|zMacedonia|xHistory. 
650  0 Social change|zMacedonia|xHistory. 
650  7 HISTORY / Ancient / Greece.|2bisacsh 
651  0 Macedonia|xKings and rulers|vBiography. 
651  0 Macedonia|xHistory|yTo 168 B.C. 
651  0 Macedonia|xHistory, Military. 
651  0 Macedonia|xRelations|zGreece. 
651  0 Greece|xRelations|zMacedonia. 
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