Publisher's Synopsis
If you want to discover the captivating history of the Hellenistic World, then keep reading...
Two captivating manuscripts in one book:- The Hellenistic Age: A Captivating Guide to an Era of Mediterranean History That Took Place Between the Death of Alexander the Great and the Rise of the Roman Empire
- Alexander the Great: A Captivating Guide to the King Who Conquered the Persian Empire and Babylon, Including His Impact on Ancient Greece and Rome
- The Beginning of a New Age
- Cassander, Rise of a New King
- Antigonus
- The Seleucid Empire
- Cassander of Macedonia
- After the Battle
- The End of an Era
- A New Beginning
- Europe after the Chremonidean War
- Egypt and the Ptolemaic Dynasty
- Asia
- The First Macedonian War
- The Rise of Rome
- Antiochus III and Rome
- Rome and Hellenistic Europe
- Rome in Egypt and Asia
- Hellenistic Anatolia Defeated
- Rome in Egypt
- Rome's Path to Power
- And much, much more!
- The early life of Alexander, how he grew up, and what influenced him
- How eerily similar ancient politics is to ours in modern times
- The motivations of Alexander and his men
- The fascinating private life of such a public individual
- The faults and foibles of Alexander that ultimately every individual is plagued with
- The makeup of the Macedonian military
- The makings of a multiethnic empire and the widespreadness of Alexander's ideals and culture
- The many friends and foes of the Macedonian king, complete with their own fascinating stories
- The many legends that sprung up from historical events
- The issue of succession and the passing of a bygone golden era
- The legacy of a figure both adored and maligned by millions
- And much more!