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Who's Who in the Age of Alexander and his Successors: From Chaironeia to Ipsos
Author(s): Waldemar Heckel (Author)
- Publisher: Greenhill Books
- Publication Date: 4 Jun. 2021
- Language: English
- Print length: 576 pages
- ISBN-10: 1784386480
- ISBN-13: 9781784386481
Book Description
A unique compilation of more than one thousand concise biographies of those involved in the campaigns of Alexander the Great, and the struggle for power after his death. From leading commanders in Alexander’s army to the nobles of the Persian Empire, and the many other individuals he encountered throughout his life and reign, these complete and balanced biographies are drawn from the literary and epigraphic sources of the age. First published in 2006, this version has been expanded and substantially revised to widen the human and political landscape in which Alexander moved. The only work of its kind, this is an essential guide to a fascinating and pivotal historical era, and to one of history’s most successful military commanders.
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About the Author
Waldemar Heckel is a Canadian historian. Internationally regarded as a researcher on Alexander the Great and his times, he has published numerous articles and books on related subjects, including The Conquests of Alexander the Great and The Marshals of Alexander’s Empire. Until his retirement in late 2013, he taught as a professor of ancient history at the University of Calgary. Peter Tsouras is a retired analyst of military all-source intelligence for the U.S. Government (National Ground Intelligence Center and the Defense Intelligence Agency). He is also a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve and has written 30 books on military history and alternate military history as a military historian and biographer.
