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FREE THE WARS OF ALEXANDERS SUCCESSORS 323 - 281 BC: COMMANDERS AND CAMPAIGNS V. 1 PDF Bob Bennett,Mike Roberts | 256 pages | 19 Jan 2013 | Pen & Sword Books Ltd | 9781844157617 | English | South Yorkshire, United Kingdom Wars of the Diadochi - Wikipedia Rise of Empire Your Favorite General. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Jan Romania. I'm mainly interested in the quantity and quality of information in it. Kirialax Ad Honorem. Dec 5, Blachernai. I have not read it, although you cannot go wrong with Green's 'Alexander the Actium' for a decent overview of the Hellenistic world. Ancient History Sep 22, Can anyone link me to an article, thread or video clip that details the heritage destroyed in Bucharest under systematization? 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The body remained at Memphishowever until Ptolemy completed its mausoleum in Alexandria. This prompted Perdiccas to declare war on him as well. Antipater was able to patch together the imperial organization. He himself replaced Perdiccas as regent to the 2 kings and for the first time sincebrought Macedonian royalty back to Pella. Eumenes was condemned to death and Antigonus the One-Eyed, appointed strategos in Asia, was ordered to hunt him down. Antipater soon died of old age in His son Cassander could not accept his choice for regent, Polyperchon a veteran of Indiaso he fled to Antigonus in Asia Minor and led to a new alliance of AntigonusCassanderPtolemy and Lysimachus, vs. InEumenes of Cardia, formerly Alexander's secretary, killed Craterus and was himself pursued eastward by Antigonus. Antigonus had Eumenes killed in Iran, following his defeat at the Battle of Parataecene inand assumed command of the eastern provinces. He also killed Peithon and had The Wars of Alexanders Successors 323 - 281 BC: Commanders and Campaigns v. 1 burned alive. In Cassanderson of Antipater, executed Olympias, who had previously eliminated Philip Arrhidaeus. InAntigonus declared himself king, all others followed suit CassanderSeleucusPtolemy. Antigonus died at 80 at the Battle of Ipsus in Phrygia in Lysimachus who was of Thessalian origin but an enfranchised Macedonian, had remained quiet for 20 years as satrap of Thrace ; he broke out in Cassander died in Demetrius Poliorketesson of Antigonuscommitted suicide as a prisoner of Seleucus in His son, Antigonus Gonataswould assume throne of Macedinia. Pyrrhus of Epirus also was a participant. He in turn was killed during Gallic invasions of PhiletairosGreek secretary and a eunuch of Lysimachus, assumed control of Pergamumdefeated the Gaulsand drove them into the interior Galatiaand founded Attalid dynasty of Pergamum. His brother Attalus I, had four sons. Hellenistic Successor states to Alexander's world empire. Antigonid Macedonia BC - capital at The Wars of Alexanders Successors 323 - 281 BC: Commanders and Campaigns v. 1. Following an era of considerable political confusion, Antigonus GonatasThe Wars of Alexanders Successors 323 - 281 BC: Commanders and Campaigns v. 1 grandson of one of Alexander's leading generals, was able to secure control of Philip II's bastion of Macedonia proper, with its capital at Pella. In comparison with the competing Hellenistic dynasties, Macedonia resembled somewhat a cultural backwater, but this appraisal belies the strengths furnished by its topography, its resources, and its manpower. In comparison with its rivals Macedonia presented itself as a compact state well defended by mountains allowing few means of access. Its timber resources and silver mines provided it with significant revenues with which to maintain the leading military establishment of the Greek world. Macedonia was, after all, the homeland of the armies used by Philip and Alexander to conquer the eastern Mediterranean world. It remained the chief recruiting ground for the armies of the Hellenistic dynasties, the most effective of which remained that of the Antigonids themselves. The Macedonian phalanx of the Antigonids posed a serious threat to all Greek states of the Aegean, and when The Wars of Alexanders Successors 323 - 281 BC: Commanders and Campaigns v. 1 by aggressive kings such as Philip V c. The Roman Republic found the Antigonids exceedingly difficult adversaries, fighting them 3 times, during the Hannibalic War when Philip V posed as an ally to Hannibal himself and invaded Greece, besieging Athens itselfagain in when L. At this point the dynasty was deposed and the Romans attempted to reorganize Macedonia into a dismembered settlement of 4 small republics. When this failed in BC, Roman forces again had to intervene to suppress Macedonian and wider Greek uprisings including the destruction of Corinth in BC and reduced Macedonia tp provincial status, the first such Roman province in the Aegean world. When the latter fell fighting SeleucusPhiletairos a eunuch withdrew with his commander's military war chest to a mountain fortress that ultimately became his palace acropolis of Pergamum. He gained royal recognition through his successful efforts at repulsing the Gallic invasion of western Anatolia in BC. Philetairos drove the Gauls into the Phrygian highlands where they settled in the region thereafter known as Galatia. He became recognized by the Greek cities of the coastal region as a liberator and savior and established his hegemony over them. Since he had no children, his domain passed to the four sons of his brother, Attalus I. Normally, so many rival dynasts would have spelled disaster as it eventually did in Syria and Egyptbut the Attalids became celebrated for their cooperation at state building. They handed the royal authority from one to another in succession and managed to elevate their realm into the top echelon of Mediterranean states. Particularly skillful diplomacy with Rome enabled the Attalids to enjoy further success during the early second century BC. At their peak under Eumenes II, c. In direct competition with the Ptolemies and the Seleucids, the Attalids succeeded at establishing Pergamum as a leading cultural center, its library second only to that of Alexandriaits sculpture, woven tapestries, and ceramics prized throughout the Mediterranean. An expressive, highly baroque style of sculpture known as the Asian school, set important trends in the Greek world and profoundly influenced artistic development at Rome. The Attalids likewise competed for control of the eastern luxury trade, relying on the overland route of the now ancient Persian Royal Road across Anatolia. When a dynastic dispute threatened to undermine the stability of Pergamum at the end of the second century BC, King Attalus III left his royal domain to the people of the Roman Republic in his will. His nobles were concerned about security after his passing, and to prevent a dynastic dispute which ultimately did arise he wrote this into his will as a form of "poison pill. The Wars of Alexanders Successors 323 - 281 BC: Commanders and Campaigns v. 1 exploitation by Roman tax collectors publicans induced a province-wide revolt in Asia in 88 BC, culminating in the massacre reportedly of some 80, Romans, Italians, their families, and servants throughout the province. Cornelius Sulla restored order in 84 BC just prior to his assumption of the dictatorship at Rome. Indemnities imposed by Sulla remained burdensome throughout the following decade, but the resilience and economic vitality of the province ultimately enabled impressive recovery. In 63 BC the Roman orator and senator, M. The merger of Greco-Roman culture was probably most successfully achieved here. In the imperial era, cities such as PergamumEphesusSardisand Miletus ranked among the leading cultural centers of the Roman world. Seleucid Syria BC - capital at Antioch Founded by Seleucuslike Ptolemy, one of a handful of generals to survive Alexander's campaigns in India, the empire had its capital at Antioch, but enjoyed numerous other Greek colonies in the Syrian territory, including Syrian Alexandria, Laodicea, Beroeaand Edessa. The heartland of the empire remained in coastal Syriabut its territories usually included Mesopotamia as well Seleucia. However, his defeat by the army of the Roman Republic at the Battle of Magnesia in BC compelled him to restrict his authority to the Seleucid heartland The Wars of Alexanders Successors 323 - 281 BC: Commanders and Campaigns v. 1 the north Syrian coast. Generally, the Seleucid foreign policy looked to the Mediterranean theater. Afghanistan was taken by the Mauryans and the Kushans ; Iran was reorganized by the Parthians. Through methodical efforts at colonization,
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