Philip II, the Father of Alexander the Great

Themes and Issues

AvEdward M. Anson

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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Philip II was not only the father of Alexander the Great, but in many respects was also the father of his son’s incredible career. It was the father who unified Macedonia into the first European nation and who created the army with which his son conquered the Persian Empire and inaugurated the Hellenistic Age.This volume is not the standard biography, but rather an examination of the major controversies concerning his life and reign. How did Philip in roughly twenty years transform a divided territory and little more than a geographical conception into a national state? How did he change the very nature of ancient Western warfare? How did he transform this formerly exploited region into the master of the Greek world?Each chapter discusses one of the major academic controversies surrounding this transformative figure, bringing new clarity to the career of a man whose reputation has been so overshadowed by his illustrious son.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-10-01
Mått:156 x 232 x 14 mm
Vikt:420 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781350103948

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Edward M. Anson is Professor of History at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA. He is the author or editor of five books, including Eumenes of Cardia: A Greek among Macedonians (2004) and Alexander the Great: Themes and Issues (Bloomsbury Academic, 2013).

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This book validates Edward Anson’s place among the leading historians of ancient Macedonia. Like his Alexander the Great: Themes and Studies (London 2013), it is not a biography, but an examination of major aspects of Philip’s II reign. Overall, Anson agrees with Theopompus’ famous assessment that ‘Europe had never produced such a man as Philip’ (preserved in Polybius 8.9.1), but utterly rejects Theopompus’ subsequent character assassination of the king. He provides a faithful presentation of the evidence and its major modern interpretations, including their merits and weaknesses.

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Preface Map of Ancient Greece Map of the Peloponnesus Map of Asia Minor Map of Ancient MacedoniaAbbreviations ChronologyPhilip the Great: An Introduction 1. Macedonia Before Philip2. Philip and the New Model Army 3. Philip and the Creation of the Macedonian Nation 4. Philip and the Safeguarding of Macedonia 5. The Creation of Macedonian Hegemony in the Wider World Appendix 1. Philip’s Ambitions Appendix 2: Philip a God? Appendix 3: The Death of a King NotesBibliography Index