Antigonos the One-Eyed and the Creation of the Hellenistic State

Richard A. Billows is Assistant Professor of History at Columbia University.

List of Illustrations 
List of Abbreviations 
Preface 
Introduction 
PART I ANTIGONOS's LIFE AND CAREER 
1. The Early Years 
Antigonos's Background and Youth (382-359 B.c.) 
The Reign of Philip (359-336 B.c.) 
The Reign of Alexander (336-323 B.c.) 
2. Antigonos's Rise to Power 
The Crisis after Alexander's Death (323-320 B.c.) 
The First Diadoch War (320-319 B.c.) 
3. The Establishment of Antigonos's Rule over Asia 
The Second Diadoch War (318-315 B.c.) 
The Third Diadoch War (314-311 B.c.) 
4. Antigonos's Assumption of the Kingship 
The Lead-up to Royal Status (310-306 B.c.) 
The Assumption of the Kingship and Its Meaning
5. The Final Years 
Attempts to Eliminate Rivals (306-302 B.c.) 
The Campaign of lpsos (302-301 B.c.) 
Epitaph 
PART II ANTIGONOS AS RULER OF A HELLENISTIC EMPIRE 
6. Antigonos's Relations with the Greeks 
Common Peaces and Autonomy in the Fourth Century B.c. 
Antigonos's Career in Relation to the Greeks 
Antigonos's Relations with Individual Poleis 
Greek Reactions to Antigonos 
7. Antigonos's Administration of His Asian Realm 
The Geography of Antigonos's Asian Realm 
Antigonos's Kingship and Instruments of Rule 
Central Administrative Institutions and Practices 
Provincial Administrative Institutions 
8. Economic, Settlement, and Cultural Policies 
Economic Policy 
Settlement Policy: Urbanization and Colonization 
Cultural Policy 
Conclusion 
Appendix 1. The Literary Sources 
Appendix 2. Antigonos's Military and Naval Forces 
Appendix 3· Prosopography of Antigonos's Friends and Subordinates 
Maps 
List of Sources 
Bibliography 
Name Index 
Place Index 
Subject Index