The Making of a King

Antigonus Gonatas of Macedon and the Greeks

Robin Waterfield (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

296 Seiten

2021
University of Chicago Press (Verlag)
978-0-226-61137-2 (ISBN)

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Robin Waterfield is an independent scholar and translator living in southern Greece. In addition to more than twenty-five translations of works of Greek literature, he is the author of numerous books, including Olympia: The Story of the Ancient Olympic Games and Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens: A History of Ancient Greece.

List of Illustrations
Preface and Acknowledgments
General Maps
Time Line and King Lists

Introduction: A Time of Transition

Part One
The Wilderness Years (319–276)
1. The Disarray of Macedon
2. The Pride of Sparta
3. The Democratic Spirit of Athens
4. The Vigor of Confederacies
5. The Empire of the Ptolemies

Part Two
Kingship (276–239)
6. King of Macedon
7. Antigonus and the Greeks
8. The Wheel of Fortune
9. Court and Culture
10. A Glimpse of the Future

Notes
Bibliography
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	08.04.2021
Zusatzinfo	16 halftones, 8 maps
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	513 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10	0-226-61137-X / 022661137X
ISBN-13	978-0-226-61137-2 / 9780226611372
Zustand	Neuware