The making of a king : Antigonus Gonatas of Macedon and the Greeks / Robin Waterfield.
| Author/creator |
Waterfield, Robin, 1952- |
| Other author/creator | Oxford University Press. |
| Format | Electronic and Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021. |
| Description | xxv, 277 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online Classical Studies |
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| Summary | In the third century BCE, Macedon dominated mainland Greece, but was rapidly descending into chaos. One of the consequences was a massive invasion of Celts, who ravaged and plundered Macedon and northern Greece for several years. Antigonus Gonatas, son of one of Alexander the Great's Successors, finally defeated the Celts and laid the foundations for a long but troubled reign (276-239 BCE). In order to achieve stability, he adopted repressive measures towards many of the Greek cities. 'The Making of a King' tells the gripping story of Antigonus' rule: how he gained the throne, how he held it, the nature of his court, the measures he took towards the Greeks, and their responses. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-266) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021941471 |
| ISBN | 0198853017 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9780198853015 (hardcover) |
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