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Philip II, the Father of Alexander the Great
Themes and Issues
Philip II, the Father of Alexander the Great
Themes and Issues
Description
Philip II was not only the father of Alexander the Great, but in many respects was also the father of his son's incredible career. It was the father who unified Macedonia into the first European nation and who created the army with which his son conquered the Persian Empire and inaugurated the Hellenistic Age.
This volume is not the standard biography, but rather an examination of the major controversies concerning his life and reign. How did Philip in roughly twenty years transform a divided territory and little more than a geographical conception into a national state? How did he change the very nature of ancient Western warfare? How did he transform this formerly exploited region into the master of the Greek world?
Each chapter discusses one of the major academic controversies surrounding this transformative figure, bringing new clarity to the career of a man whose reputation has been so overshadowed by his illustrious son.
Table of Contents
Map of Ancient Greece
Map of the Peloponnesus
Map of Asia Minor
Map of Ancient Macedonia
Abbreviations
Chronology
Philip the Great: An Introduction
1. Macedonia Before Philip
2. Philip and the New Model Army
3. Philip and the Creation of the Macedonian Nation
4. Philip and the Safeguarding of Macedonia
5. The Creation of Macedonian Hegemony in the Wider World
Appendix 1. Philip's Ambitions
Appendix 2: Philip a God?
Appendix 3: The Death of a King
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | 01 Oct 2020 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 256 |
| ISBN | 9781350103955 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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