"Dividing the spoils" revives the memory of Alexander's Successors, whose fame has been dimmed only because they stand in his enormous shadow. In fact, Alexander left things in a mess at the time of his death, with no guaranteed succession, no administration in place suitable fo…
"Dividing the spoils" revives the memory of Alexander's Successors, whose fame has been dimmed only because they stand in his enormous shadow. In fact, Alexander left things in a mess at the time of his death, with no guaranteed succession, no administration in place suitable fo…
This title presents a detailed account of the evolutionary building blocks of economic history in the eastern Mediterranean and neighbouring regions. Case studies look at management and institutions; human mobility and natural resources; the role of different agents - temples an…
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Aims and plans -- PART I Techniques and practices -- 1 The origins of Hellenistic diplomacy -- 2 Royal marriages -- 3 Cities, summits, states, envoys -- PART II Diplomacy in action - the East -- 4 The dipl…
