The Resource Alexander's veterans and the early wars of the successors, by Joseph Roisman, (electronic book)
Alexander's veterans and the early wars of the successors, by Joseph Roisman, (electronic book)
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- Summary
- From antiquity until now, most writers who have chronicled the events following the death of Alexander the Great have viewed this history through the careers, ambitions, and perspectives of Alexander's elite successors. Few historians have probed the experiences and attitudes of the ordinary soldiers who followed Alexander on his campaigns and who were divided among his successors as they fought for control of his empire after his death. Yet the veterans played an important role in helping to shape the character and contours of the Hellenistic world. This pathfinding book offers the first in-depth investigation of the Macedonian veterans' experience during a crucial turning point in Greek history (323-316 BCE). Joseph Roisman discusses the military, social, and political circumstances that shaped the history of Alexander's veterans, giving special attention to issues such as the soldiers' conduct on and off the battlefield, the army assemblies, the volatile relationship between the troops and their generals, and other related themes, all from the perspective of the rank-and-file. Roisman also reexamines the biases of the ancient sources and how they affected ancient and modern depictions of Alexander's veterans, as well as Alexander's conflicts with his army, the veterans' motives and goals, and their political contributions to Hellenistic history. He pays special attention to the Silver Shields, a group of Macedonian veterans famous for their invincibility and martial prowess, and assesses whether or not they deserved their formidable reputation
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xiv, 264 p.
- Contents
-
- Map of Alexander's Campaigns
- Motives and Bias in the History of Hieronymus of Cardia
- Alexander and Discontent : The King and His Army in India and Opis, Mesopotamia
- The Veterans and the Macedonian Internal Strife in Babylon (323)
- The Dissolution of the Royal Army, I : The Veterans of Perdiccas and Craterus
- The Dissolution of the Royal Army, II : The Veterans of Eumenes, Neoptolemus and Alcetas, and the Meeting in Triparadeisus
- The Veterans, Eumenes, and Antigonus in Asia Minor
- Eumenes and the Silver Shields
- The Silver Shields in Battle and Eumenes' Death
- Isbn
- 9780292735965
- Label
- Alexander's veterans and the early wars of the successors
- Title
- Alexander's veterans and the early wars of the successors
- Statement of responsibility
- by Joseph Roisman
- Subject
-
- Generals -- Greece -- History -- To 1500
- Greece -- History -- Macedonian Hegemony, 323-281 B.C
- Greece -- History -- Macedonian Hegemony, 323-281 B.C. -- Historiography
- Greece -- History, Military -- To 146 B.C
- Greece -- Kings and rulers | Succession | History -- To 1500
- India -- History, Military
- Turkey -- History, Military
- Veterans -- Greece -- History -- To 1500
- Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. -- Friends and associates
- Babylonia -- History, Military
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- From antiquity until now, most writers who have chronicled the events following the death of Alexander the Great have viewed this history through the careers, ambitions, and perspectives of Alexander's elite successors. Few historians have probed the experiences and attitudes of the ordinary soldiers who followed Alexander on his campaigns and who were divided among his successors as they fought for control of his empire after his death. Yet the veterans played an important role in helping to shape the character and contours of the Hellenistic world. This pathfinding book offers the first in-depth investigation of the Macedonian veterans' experience during a crucial turning point in Greek history (323-316 BCE). Joseph Roisman discusses the military, social, and political circumstances that shaped the history of Alexander's veterans, giving special attention to issues such as the soldiers' conduct on and off the battlefield, the army assemblies, the volatile relationship between the troops and their generals, and other related themes, all from the perspective of the rank-and-file. Roisman also reexamines the biases of the ancient sources and how they affected ancient and modern depictions of Alexander's veterans, as well as Alexander's conflicts with his army, the veterans' motives and goals, and their political contributions to Hellenistic history. He pays special attention to the Silver Shields, a group of Macedonian veterans famous for their invincibility and martial prowess, and assesses whether or not they deserved their formidable reputation
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- CaPaEBR
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1946-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Roisman, Joseph
- Dewey number
- 938/.08
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DF235.4
- LC item number
- .R65 2012eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- standards specifications
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Veterans
- Generals
- Greece
- Greece
- Greece
- Greece
- Babylonia
- India
- Turkey
- Alexander
- Label
- Alexander's veterans and the early wars of the successors, by Joseph Roisman, (electronic book)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Map of Alexander's Campaigns -- Motives and Bias in the History of Hieronymus of Cardia -- Alexander and Discontent : The King and His Army in India and Opis, Mesopotamia -- The Veterans and the Macedonian Internal Strife in Babylon (323) -- The Dissolution of the Royal Army, I : The Veterans of Perdiccas and Craterus -- The Dissolution of the Royal Army, II : The Veterans of Eumenes, Neoptolemus and Alcetas, and the Meeting in Triparadeisus -- The Veterans, Eumenes, and Antigonus in Asia Minor -- Eumenes and the Silver Shields -- The Silver Shields in Battle and Eumenes' Death
- Control code
- ebr10541110
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xiv, 264 p.
- Form of item
- electronic
- Isbn
- 9780292735965
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Original version note
- Original electronic resource
- Reproduction note
- Electronic resource.
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Label
- Alexander's veterans and the early wars of the successors, by Joseph Roisman, (electronic book)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Map of Alexander's Campaigns -- Motives and Bias in the History of Hieronymus of Cardia -- Alexander and Discontent : The King and His Army in India and Opis, Mesopotamia -- The Veterans and the Macedonian Internal Strife in Babylon (323) -- The Dissolution of the Royal Army, I : The Veterans of Perdiccas and Craterus -- The Dissolution of the Royal Army, II : The Veterans of Eumenes, Neoptolemus and Alcetas, and the Meeting in Triparadeisus -- The Veterans, Eumenes, and Antigonus in Asia Minor -- Eumenes and the Silver Shields -- The Silver Shields in Battle and Eumenes' Death
- Control code
- ebr10541110
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xiv, 264 p.
- Form of item
- electronic
- Isbn
- 9780292735965
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Original version note
- Original electronic resource
- Reproduction note
- Electronic resource.
- Specific material designation
- remote
Subject
- Generals -- Greece -- History -- To 1500
- Greece -- History -- Macedonian Hegemony, 323-281 B.C
- Greece -- History -- Macedonian Hegemony, 323-281 B.C. -- Historiography
- Greece -- History, Military -- To 146 B.C
- Greece -- Kings and rulers | Succession | History -- To 1500
- India -- History, Military
- Turkey -- History, Military
- Veterans -- Greece -- History -- To 1500
- Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. -- Friends and associates
- Babylonia -- History, Military
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