By the spear : Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the rise and fall of the Macedonian empire

Publication Data

• Title By the spear : Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the rise and fall of the Macedonian empire
• Author Ian Worthington
• Publisher Oxford University Press
• Publication date 2014
• Publication location Oxford
• Language English

Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
Timeline
Quotations from Ancient Works and Special Abbreviations
Maps
1. The Architect and the Master Builder
2. Greece and Macedonia
3. Philip II and the Rise of Macedonia
4. The New Player in Greek Politics
5. The Gathering War Clouds
6. The Downfall of Greece
7. Philip's Assassination and Legacy
8. Alexander's Early Kingship
and Persia
9. From Europe to Asia
10. Alexander : Master Strategist and Emerging God
11. The Decline and Fall of the Persian Empire
12. The War in Afghanistan
13. Passage to India
14. Retreat from India
15. Alexander's Final Years
16. Death in Babylon and Alexander's Legacy
Appendix: The Sources of Information.

Topics

• Philip II, King of Macedonia, 382 B.C.-336 B.C.
• Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C.
• Armies :: Macedonia :: History
• Social change :: Macedonia :: History
• Macedonia :: Kings and rulers :: Biography
• Macedonia :: History :: To 168 B.C.
• Macedonia :: History, Military
• Macedonia :: Relations :: Greece
• Greece :: Relations :: Macedonia
• Macedonia
• Greece

By the spear : Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the rise and fall of the Macedonian empire by Ian Worthington. ISBN 9780199929863. Published by Oxford University Press in 2014. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.