Demetrius the Besieger
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 30 April 2020
- ISBN 9780198836049
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages518 pages
- Size 241x165x34 mm
- Weight 938 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 16 black-and-white figures and 7 maps 140
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Short description:
Demetrius Poliorcetes, also known as 'The Besieger of Cities', is the most fascinating and high profile of the Successors to Alexander the Great. This biography offers the first historical account of his life to be published in English, charting his pivotal role in the formation of the so-called 'Hellenistic' age.
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Demetrius the Besieger offers the first historical and historiographical biography of Demetrius Poliorcetes (336-282 BC) to be published in English. Also known as 'The Besieger of Cities', Demetrius is an outstanding, yet enigmatic figure who presided over the disintegration of Alexander the Great's Empire after 323 BC, and the most fascinating and high profile of the Diadochoi, or Successors to Alexander the Great. His campaigns, initiatives, and personal life bestride the opening forty years of the so-called 'Hellenistic' age and are pivotal in its formation as he became the first of the Hellenistic Kings.
As his name suggests, Demetrius was prodigious in his military adventures, and profligate in his private life, rendering him an icon for artists, writers, politicians, and soldiers for many centuries. He was especially famous for his spectacular siege operations against enemy cities, and gained his unique nickname from his innovation in building gigantic siege engines, which became legendary in the ancient world. However, much of Demetrius' life was enigmatic, oscillating wildly between successful and catastrophic ventures, and his intrinsic qualities remain debatable to this day. What is indisputable is that he presided over a formative period in history marked by great flux and enormous change. His endeavours resulted in the fusion of Asiatic and Greek cultures, producing the hybrid Hellenistic kingdoms which dominated the ancient world for some 200 years until the rise of the Roman Empire. The period is of crucial importance in ancient Greek history, and marks the point from which Hellenistic influence became fundamental in the development of modern Western culture.
The authors have rendered a great service in granting present and future readers improved access to one of the most colourful characters of Hellenistic history in its earliest phases. The book should certainly generate an impact in the field of ancient history for years to come, not least as a first point of contact for anyone interested in Demetrius and his dynasty.
Table of Contents:
List of Maps and Figures
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
The Young Demetrius Poliorcetes
Demetrius and Phila
A Diadoch's Apprenticeship
Demetrius in Syria, 315-312 BC
The Battle of Gaza
The Aftermath of Gaza
Demetrius in Babylonia
The Silent Years: 310-308 BC
The Antigonid 'Liberation' of Athens in 307 BC
Demetrius in Athens
The Antigonid Campaign in Cyprus, 306 BC
The Fruits of Victory: Kingship, Lamia, Africa
The Great Siege of Rhodes
Demetrius' Return to Greece, 304-303 BC
The Mysteries and the League
The Campaign of Ipsus
Demetrius' Flight
The Besieger Alone
Demetrius and Athens. Again
The Acquisition of Macedonia
King of the Macedonians
Demetrius the Living God
A New Anabasis?
Wolves at the Door: 288-285 BC
Demetrius' Fortunes Unravel
The Final Campaign
The End of the Reign of Demetrius Poliorcetes
Conclusion
Endmatter
Appendix 1: The Colossus of Rhodes
Appendix 2: Chronology of the Life of Demetrius Poliorcetes (336-282 BC)
