Classical Views
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Book Description
The successors of Alexander the Great were neither his closest friends nor his most prominent generals. Nevertheless, because these marshals labored in his shadow, their careers and contributions to Alexander's success have been neglected by historians, ancient and modern. The primary aim of this book is to bring them to light.Waldemar Heckel presents an interpretative prosopographical study of more than 130 officers who served Alexander the Great. As such, The Marshals of Alexander's Empire is a revision, a continuation and an expansion of H. Berve's Das Alexanderreich aup prosopographischer Grunlage. This book provides the first full discussion in English of the careers of Alexander's Macedonian officers and closest friends.


About the Author
Waldemar Heckel is Professor in the Department of Classics at the University of Calgary.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

The successors of Alexander the Great were neither his closest friends nor his most prominent generals. Nevertheless, because these marshals labored in his shadow, their careers and contributions to Alexander's success have been neglected by historians, ancient and

modern. The primary aim of this book is to bring them to light.

Waldemar Heckel presents an interpretative prosopographical study of more than 130 officers who served Alexander the Great. As such, The Marshals of Alexander's Empire is a revision, a continuation and an expansion of H. Berve's Das Alexanderreich aup prosopographischer

Grunlage. This book provides the first full discussion in English of the careers of Alexander's Macedonian officers and closest friends.