Demetrius the besieger / Pat Wheatley and Charlotte Dunn.
Demetrius the besieger / Pat Wheatley and Charlotte Dunn.
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Publisher
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Call Numbers
G 2021/0152
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 496 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication page -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Maps and Figures -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. The Young Demetrius Poliorcetes -- 2. Demetrius and Phila -- 3. A Diadoch's Apprenticeship -- 4. Demetrius in Syria, 315-312 bc -- 5. The Battle...
13. The Great Siege of Rhodes -- 14. Demetrius' Return to Greece, 304-303 bc -- 15. The Mysteries and the League -- 16. The Campaign of Ipsus -- 17. Demetrius' Flight -- 18. The Besieger Alone -- 19. Demetrius and Athens. Again -- 20. The Acquisition of Macedonia -- 21. King of the Macedonians -- 22...
Appendix 2: Chronology of the Life of Demetrius Poliorcetes (336-282 bc) -- Bibliography -- Index
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Publisher
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2020.
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Summary
Demetrius the Besieger offers the first historical and historiographical biography of Demetrius Poliorcetes (336-282 BC) to be published in English. Also known as 'The Besieger of Cities', Demetrius is an outstanding, yet enigmatic figure who presided over the disintegration of Alexander the Great's Empire after 323 BC, and the most fascinating and...
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Demetrius the besieger / Pat Wheatley and Charlotte Dunn.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 453-490) and index.
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©2020
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G 2021/0152
Record Identifier
74VKa7NLpAa3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKa7NLpAa3
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ISBN
019883604X
9780198836049
DDC
930
MMS ID
991024386514902626
