Ian Worthington is Curators' Professor of History at the University of Missouri and author of Demosthenes of Athens (OUP, 2013) and By the Spear (OUP, 2014)

This book [] can be read as an introduction to the narrative history of the period, from the rise of Philip of Macedonia to the solidification of the Hellenistic kingdoms, in which the main features and developments of the period are presented.

• CONTENTS List of Maps and Figures Ancient Works and Abbreviations Map 1. Alexander's Empire Map 2. Greece and Macedonia Map 3. The Hellenistic World Map 4. Egypt and Syria Introduction: From Cleopatra to Ptolemy 1. The Young Ptolemy 2. Invading Persia with Alexander 3. The Campaign in Afghanistan 4. To India and Back 5. Ptolemy and the Rise of the Successors 6. From Babylon to Egypt 7. Ptolemy under Attack 8. Alexander's Corpse 9. From Satrap to King 10. First Among Equals 11. Ptolemy and Egypt 12. The End - and Beyond Appendix 1: Ptolemy's History of Alexander Appendix 2: The Sources of Information TimelineV111 Bibliography IndexIndex

Ian Worthington is Curators' Professor of History at the University of Missouri and author of Demosthenes of Athens (OUP, 2013) and By the Spear (OUP, 2014)

This book [] can be read as an introduction to the narrative history of the period, from the rise of Philip of Macedonia to the solidification of the Hellenistic kingdoms, in which the main features and developments of the period are presented.

• CONTENTS List of Maps and Figures Ancient Works and Abbreviations Map 1. Alexander's Empire Map 2. Greece and Macedonia Map 3. The Hellenistic World Map 4. Egypt and Syria Introduction: From Cleopatra to Ptolemy 1. The Young Ptolemy 2. Invading Persia with Alexander 3. The Campaign in Afghanistan 4. To India and Back 5. Ptolemy and the Rise of the Successors 6. From Babylon to Egypt 7. Ptolemy under Attack 8. Alexander's Corpse 9. From Satrap to King 10. First Among Equals 11. Ptolemy and Egypt 12. The End - and Beyond Appendix 1: Ptolemy's History of Alexander Appendix 2: The Sources of Information TimelineV111 Bibliography IndexIndex

Ian Worthington is Curators' Professor of History at the University of Missouri and author of Demosthenes of Athens (OUP, 2013) and By the Spear (OUP, 2014)

This book [] can be read as an introduction to the narrative history of the period, from the rise of Philip of Macedonia to the solidification of the Hellenistic kingdoms, in which the main features and developments of the period are presented.

• CONTENTS List of Maps and Figures Ancient Works and Abbreviations Map 1. Alexander's Empire Map 2. Greece and Macedonia Map 3. The Hellenistic World Map 4. Egypt and Syria Introduction: From Cleopatra to Ptolemy 1. The Young Ptolemy 2. Invading Persia with Alexander 3. The Campaign in Afghanistan 4. To India and Back 5. Ptolemy and the Rise of the Successors 6. From Babylon to Egypt 7. Ptolemy under Attack 8. Alexander's Corpse 9. From Satrap to King 10. First Among Equals 11. Ptolemy and Egypt 12. The End - and Beyond Appendix 1: Ptolemy's History of Alexander Appendix 2: The Sources of Information TimelineV111 Bibliography IndexIndex