Macedonian Armies after Alexander 323–168 BC
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Product details:
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
- Date of Publication 20 November 2012
- Number of Volumes Paperback
- ISBN 9781849087148
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages48 pages
- Size 240x178x4 mm
- Weight 192 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 40 b/w; 8 col 0
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Short description:
The first in a three-part study of the armies of Alexander the Great's successors, whose 150-year domination of the Near East was only brought to an end by the rise of Rome.
MoreLong description:
The death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC threw the Macedonians into confusion; there was no capable heir, and no clear successor among the senior figures in Alexander's circle.
For well over a century the largely mercenary armies of Alexander's successors imposed their influence over the whole of the Near East, while absorbing local military practices. After Rome's decisive defeat of Carthage in 202 BC, Macedonia came under increasing pressure from the Romans. Three wars between the two powers culminated in the Roman victory at Pydna in 168 BC, which laid Alexander's empire to rest and established Roman hegemony in the Near East.
Drawing upon a wide array of archaeological and written sources and written by a noted authority on the Hellenistic period, this survey of the organization, battle history and appearance of the armies of Alexander's successors is lavishly illustrated with specially commissioned full-colour artwork.
Table of Contents:
Introduction: historical background, from death of Alexander in 323, through fragmentation of his empire, to loss of Macedonian independence after defeat by the Romans at Pynda, 168 BC - the Macedonian Antipatrid and Antigonid dynasties, and their wars
Recruitment, organisation and equipment of armies: the cavalry; the infantry - agema and other peltasts - Bronze Shield and White Shield regiments of the phalanx; the artillery
Conclusion
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