Philip II and Alexander the Great - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Philip II and Alexander the Great write by Elizabeth Carney. This book was released on 2010-06-24. Philip II and Alexander the Great available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The careers of Philip II and his son Alexander the Great (III) were interlocked in innumerable ways: Philip II centralized ancient Macedonia, created an army of unprecedented skill and flexibility, came to dominate the Greek peninsula, and planned the invasion of the Persian Empire with a combined Graeco-Macedonian force, but it was Alexander who actually led the invading forces, defeated the great Persian Empire, took his army to the borders of modern India, and created a monarchy and empire that, despite its fragmentation, shaped the political, cultural, and religious world of the Hellenistic era. Alexander drove the engine his father had built, but had he not done so, Philip's achievements might have proved as ephemeral as had those of so many earlier Macedonian rulers. On the other hand, some scholars believe that Alexander played a role, direct or indirect, in the murder of his father, so that he could lead the expedition to Asia that his father had organized. In short, it is difficult to understand or assess one without considering the other. This collection of previously unpublished articles looks at the careers and impact of father and son together. Some of the articles consider only one of the Macedonian rulers although most deal with both, and with the relationship, actual or imagined, between the two. The volume will contain articles on military and political history but also articles that look at the self-generated public images of Philip and Alexander, the counter images created by their enemies, and a number that look at how later periods understood them, concluding with the Hollywood depiction of the relationship. Despite the plethora of collected works that deal with Philip and Alexander, this volume promises to make a genuine contribution to the field by focusing specifically on their relationship to one another.
Philip II of Macedonia
Philip II of Macedonia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Philip II of Macedonia write by Richard A. Gabriel. This book was released on 2010-08-31. Philip II of Macedonia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Philip II of Macedonia (382–336 BCE), unifier of Greece, author of Greece's first federal constitution, founder of the first territorial state with a centralized administrative structure in Europe, forger of the first Western national army, first great general of the Greek imperial age, strategic and tactical genius, and military reformer who revolutionized warfare in Greece and the West, was one of the greatest captains in the military history of the West. Philip prepared the ground, assembled the resources, conceived the strategic vision, and launched the first modern, tactically sophisticated and strategically capable army in Western military history, making the later victories of his son Alexander possible. Philip's death marked the passing of the classical age of Greek history and warfare and the beginning of its imperial age. To Philip belongs the title of the first great general of a new age of warfare in the West, an age that he initiated with his introduction of a new instrument of war, the Macedonian phalanx, and the tactical doctrines to ensure its success. As a practitioner of the political art, Philip also had no equal. In all these things, Philip exceeded Alexander's triumphs. This book establishes Philip's legitimate and deserved place in military history, which, until now, has been largely minimized in favor of his son by the classicist writers who have dominated the field of ancient biography. Richard Gabriel, renowned military historian, has given us the first military biography of Philip II of Macedonia.
Philip and Alexander
Philip and Alexander - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Philip and Alexander write by Adrian Goldsworthy. This book was released on 2020-10-13. Philip and Alexander available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This definitive biography of one of history's most influential father-son duos tells the story of two rulers who gripped the world -- and their rise and fall from power. Alexander the Great's conquests staggered the world. He led his army across thousands of miles, overthrowing the greatest empires of his time and building a new one in their place. He claimed to be the son of a god, but he was actually the son of Philip II of Macedon. Philip inherited a minor kingdom that was on the verge of dismemberment, but despite his youth and inexperience, he made Macedonia dominant throughout Greece. It was Philip who created the armies that Alexander led into war against Persia. In Philip and Alexander, classical historian Adrian Goldsworthy shows that without the work and influence of his father, Alexander could not have achieved so much. This is the groundbreaking biography of two men who together conquered the world.
Philip II of Macedonia
Philip II of Macedonia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Philip II of Macedonia write by Ian Worthington. This book was released on 2008. Philip II of Macedonia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Alexander the Great is probably the most famous ruler of antiquity. But what of his father, Philip II, who united Macedonia, created the best army in the world at the time, and conquered and annexed Greece? This biography brings to light Philip's political, economic, military, social, and cultural accomplishments.
By the Spear
By the Spear - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook By the Spear write by Ian Worthington. This book was released on 2014. By the Spear available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A unique military and cultural history that chronicles the reigns of Philip and Alexander the Great in one sweeping narrative.
