TIMOTHY HOWE is a Professor of History, Archaeology, and Ancient Studies at St. Olaf College. He has published extensively on Alexander the Great, ancient Mediterranean trade, and terrorism. He is the Senior Editor of The Ancient History Bulletin and co-directs archaeological excavations at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey. CHARLOTTE DUNN is a Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Tasmania. Her research focuses on the Hellenistic world, especially the careers and self-representation of the Diadochi. She has published widely on topics like royal identity and coinage in the post­Alexander era and coauthored Demetrius the Besieger, the first full-length study of the Hellenistic king. DAVID LUNT is a Professor of History at Southern Utah University. His research explores sport and cultural identity in the ancient world, particularly in relation to Greek athletics and festivals. He has written a book about the Crown Games of ancient Greece, and has published research treating Alexander’s relationship to athletics. He serves on the editorial boards for the Journal of Sport History, the International Journal of the History of Sport, and the Journal of Olympic Studies.

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• Acknowledgements viiiTranslators’ Note ixTimeline xIntroduction 11 Dramatis Personae 112 Articulations of Royal Power, Identity, and Interpretation Before the Successors 603 Administration and the Army Under Alexander 894 With Alexander: Conquest and Empire 1065 Symbols and Propaganda: Alexander’s Image Among the Successors 1346 The Successors at War 1577 The Regency to the Deaths of Alexander IV and Herakles 1868 The Fight for Macedonia 2149 Fortress Egypt 22910 The Fight for Asia 26411 The Greek Cities and the Successors 30312 Hellenistic Kingship 331Index 345

TIMOTHY HOWE is a Professor of History, Archaeology, and Ancient Studies at St. Olaf College. He has published extensively on Alexander the Great, ancient Mediterranean trade, and terrorism. He is the Senior Editor of The Ancient History Bulletin and co-directs archaeological excavations at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey. CHARLOTTE DUNN is a Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Tasmania. Her research focuses on the Hellenistic world, especially the careers and self-representation of the Diadochi. She has published widely on topics like royal identity and coinage in the post­Alexander era and coauthored Demetrius the Besieger, the first full-length study of the Hellenistic king. DAVID LUNT is a Professor of History at Southern Utah University. His research explores sport and cultural identity in the ancient world, particularly in relation to Greek athletics and festivals. He has written a book about the Crown Games of ancient Greece, and has published research treating Alexander’s relationship to athletics. He serves on the editorial boards for the Journal of Sport History, the International Journal of the History of Sport, and the Journal of Olympic Studies.

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• Acknowledgements viiiTranslators’ Note ixTimeline xIntroduction 11 Dramatis Personae 112 Articulations of Royal Power, Identity, and Interpretation Before the Successors 603 Administration and the Army Under Alexander 894 With Alexander: Conquest and Empire 1065 Symbols and Propaganda: Alexander’s Image Among the Successors 1346 The Successors at War 1577 The Regency to the Deaths of Alexander IV and Herakles 1868 The Fight for Macedonia 2149 Fortress Egypt 22910 The Fight for Asia 26411 The Greek Cities and the Successors 30312 Hellenistic Kingship 331Index 345

TIMOTHY HOWE is a Professor of History, Archaeology, and Ancient Studies at St. Olaf College. He has published extensively on Alexander the Great, ancient Mediterranean trade, and terrorism. He is the Senior Editor of The Ancient History Bulletin and co-directs archaeological excavations at Antiochia ad Cragum in Turkey. CHARLOTTE DUNN is a Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Tasmania. Her research focuses on the Hellenistic world, especially the careers and self-representation of the Diadochi. She has published widely on topics like royal identity and coinage in the post­Alexander era and coauthored Demetrius the Besieger, the first full-length study of the Hellenistic king. DAVID LUNT is a Professor of History at Southern Utah University. His research explores sport and cultural identity in the ancient world, particularly in relation to Greek athletics and festivals. He has written a book about the Crown Games of ancient Greece, and has published research treating Alexander’s relationship to athletics. He serves on the editorial boards for the Journal of Sport History, the International Journal of the History of Sport, and the Journal of Olympic Studies.

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• Acknowledgements viiiTranslators’ Note ixTimeline xIntroduction 11 Dramatis Personae 112 Articulations of Royal Power, Identity, and Interpretation Before the Successors 603 Administration and the Army Under Alexander 894 With Alexander: Conquest and Empire 1065 Symbols and Propaganda: Alexander’s Image Among the Successors 1346 The Successors at War 1577 The Regency to the Deaths of Alexander IV and Herakles 1868 The Fight for Macedonia 2149 Fortress Egypt 22910 The Fight for Asia 26411 The Greek Cities and the Successors 30312 Hellenistic Kingship 331Index 345