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Author Heckel, Waldemar

Title Alexander's Marshals : a Study of the Makedonian Aristocracy and the Politics of Military Leadership
Edition 2nd ed
Published Florence : Taylor and Francis, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (399 pages)
Contents Alexander's Marshals- Front Cover ; Alexander's Marshals; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Dedication ; Contents; Preface; List of abbreviations; Map of Alexander's empire; Introduction; PART I; Chapter 1: The house of Attalos ; Attalos uncle of Kleopatra-Eurydike; Hegelochos son of Hippostratos; Chapter 2: The house of Aëropos; Alexandros son of Aëropos: Alexandros Lynkestes; Amyntas son of Arrhabaios; Chapter 3: Antipatros son of Iolaos ; Family and early career ; Regent in Alexander's absence; Quarrels with Olympias and the rift with Alexander; After Alexander's death; Antipatros in Asia
Return to Makedonia and deathChapter 4: Parmenion and Philotas ; Parmenion son of Philotas; Philotas son of Parmenion; Chapter 5: Black Kleitos and his relatives: the house of Dropidas; Kleitos son of Dropidas; Andronikos Son of Agerros; Proteas son of Andronikos; Chapter 6: Koinos son of Polemokrates; Family and early career; His role in the Philotas affair; From Drangiana to India; To the Hyphasis and back; Chapter 7: Hephaistion son of Amyntor; Alexander's dearest friend; Early career; Philotas and the path to promotion; Cavalry commander; Supply and logistics
The height of Hephaistion's powerHis quarrelsome nature; A partner in the new empire; The death of "Patroklos"; Chapter 8: Meleagros son of Neoptolemos; Chapter 9: Leonnatos son of Anteas ; Chapter 10: Krateros son of Alexandros ; Family and early career; Krateros and Philotas; The Upper Satrapies and Alexander's orientalism; The Indian campaign; Return to the West; Krateros after Alexander's death; Krateros and Antipatros: the Lamian War; Krateros and the lion monument at Delphoi; Krateros and Antipatros; Return to Asia; Chapter 11: Perdikkas son of Orontes; Family and early career
Bias in the sourcesThe growth of Perdikkas' power; Perdikkas as Alexander's second-in-command; From chiliarch to regent; The attempt to gain greater power; Perdikkas, Nikaia, and Kleopatra; The coalition against Perdikkas; The Egyptian campaign and the death of Perdikkas; Alketas: brother of Perdikkas; Chapter 12: The sons of Andromenes ; Amyntas son of Andromenes; Simmias son of Andromenes; Attalos son of Andromenes; Polemon son of Andromenes; Chapter 13: Polyperchon; Family and early career; The proskynesis episode; The Indian campaign; Return to the West
Polyperchon as regent and the war with KassandrosThe end of Polyperchon's supremacy; Decline and obscurity; Chapter 14: The family of Harpalos ; Kalas son of Harpalos; Harpalos son of Machatas; Philippos son of Machatas; Tauron son of Machatas; Chapter 15: Ptolemy son of Lagos; Family and early career; Ptolemy emerges: from the Persian Gates to Phrada; Independent commissions; Ptolemy in India; Return to the West; Power broker or separatist; PART II: The instruments of power; Chapter A: Alexander and the Makedonian aristocracy; King and companions; Chapter B: Organization of the army
Notes The Makedonian core
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Subject Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. -- Friends and associates
SUBJECT Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. fast (OCoLC)fst01800513
Subject Generals -- Macedonia -- Biography
Friendship.
Generals.
Europe -- Macedonia.
Genre/Form Biographies.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781317389224
1317389220