The Seleucid Empire The History of the Empire Forged in the Ancient Near East After Alexander the Great Death (Audible Audio Edition) Charles River Editors Jim D Johnston Books
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In 323 BCE, Alexander the Great was on top of the world. Never a man to sit on his hands or rest upon his laurels, Alexander began planning his future campaigns, which may have included attempts to subdue the Arabian Peninsula or make another incursion into India. But fate had other plans for the young Macedonian king. One night, while feasting with his admiral Nearchus, he drank too much and took to bed with a fever. At first, it seemed like the fever was merely a consequence of his excess, and there was not much concern for his health, but when a week had elapsed and there was still no sign of his getting better, his friends and generals began to grow concerned. The fever grew, consuming him to the point that he could barely speak. After two weeks, on June 11, 323 BC, Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, Hegemon of the League of Corinth, King of Kings, died.
On his deathbed, some historians claim that when he was pressed to name a successor, Alexander muttered that his empire should go "to the strongest". Other sources claim that he passed his signet ring to his general Perdiccas, thereby naming him successor, but whatever his choices were or may have been, they were ignored. Alexander's generals, all of them with the loyalty of their own corps at their backs, would tear each other apart in a vicious internal struggle that lasted almost half a century before four factions emerged victorious Macedonia, the Seleucid Empire in the east, the Kingdom of Pergamon in Asia Minor, and the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt. During the course of these wars, Alexander's only heir, the posthumously born Alexander IV, was murdered, extinguishing his bloodline for ever.
The Seleucid Empire The History of the Empire Forged in the Ancient Near East After Alexander the Great Death (Audible Audio Edition) Charles River Editors Jim D Johnston Books
This is an unusual work, authored by "Charles River Editors" rather than a single identifiable author. It is more like a long essay than a book. It contains neatly packaged historical and/or factual information but very little analysis or insight into events. In fact the introduction to some some books is longer than this work. In some ways it is like a collection of footnotes or Wikipedia articles regarding the Seleucid kings. It is interesting information but not something you would like to display to knowledgeable persons in your library.Product details
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The Seleucid Empire The History of the Empire Forged in the Ancient Near East After Alexander the Great Death (Audible Audio Edition) Charles River Editors Jim D Johnston Books Reviews
This is a print on demand pamphlet pretending to be a book. There is even a page that has a correction box on the side asking about a word, a la track changes in Word. I'm not confident that it is not a cut and paste job as there is not author's name. Waste of money!
Every informative but too short.
The Seleucid Empire might be the least known of the empires created among Alexander's conquests, but it was actually the biggest, and it played a crucial role not only in Hellenizing the Middle East but making it possible for the later Byzantine Empire to maintain its Hellenism in the region.
well done and truly worth every cent I paid for it!!
This is an unusual work, authored by "Charles River Editors" rather than a single identifiable author. It is more like a long essay than a book. It contains neatly packaged historical and/or factual information but very little analysis or insight into events. In fact the introduction to some some books is longer than this work. In some ways it is like a collection of footnotes or Wikipedia articles regarding the Seleucid kings. It is interesting information but not something you would like to display to knowledgeable persons in your library.
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