The Macedonian

Author : Nicholas Guild
Publisher : Forge Books
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466861619

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The Macedonian by Nicholas Guild Pdf

Nicholas Guild's The Macedonian is a gripping fictional account of the life of Philip of Macedon, the king who sired Alexander the Great and conquered an unprecedented number of ancient Greek city-states. On a cold, snow-swept night in the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon, a son is born to the king’s principal wife. His mother hates him for being his father’s child. His father hardly notices him. With two elder brothers, obscurity seems his destiny. The boy is sent off to be nursed by the chief steward’s wife. Yet, in a moment of national crisis, when Macedon is on the verge of being torn apart, the prince raised by a servant finds himself proclaimed the king. This is the story of Philip, prince and king, the forgotten boy who rose to save his country and became a legend in his own lifetime. His extensive military conquests across the Greek peninsula would pave the way for expansion under his son, Alexander the Great. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Hugh Poulton
Publisher : C. HURST & CO. PUBLISHERS
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 1850652384

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Who are the Macedonians? by Hugh Poulton Pdf

Traces the history of the people of Macedonia from classical times to the present. The impact of nationalism in the Balkans and the disintegration of the Ottoman empire are examined in relation to Macedonia, with reference to the territorial struggles of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Author : Andrew Rossos
Publisher : Hoover Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780817948832

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Macedonia and the Macedonians by Andrew Rossos Pdf

Throughout history, every power that has aspired to dominate the Balkans, a crucial crossroads between Europe, Asia, and Africa, has sought to control Macedonia. But although Macedonia has figured prominently in history, its name was largely absent from the historical stage, representing only a disputed territory of indeterminate boundaries, until the nineteenth century. Successive invaders— Roman, Gothic, Hun, Slav, Ottoman— passed through or subjugated the area and incorporated it into their respective dynastic or territorial empires. This detailed volume surveys the history of Macedonia from 600 BC to the present day, with an emphasis on the past two centuries. It reveals how the "Macedonian question" has long dominated Balkan politics and how, for nearly two centuries, it was the central issue dividing Balkan peoples, as neighboring nations struggled for possession of Macedonia and denied any distinct Macedonian identity— territorial, political, ethnic, or national. The author concludes that Balkan acceptance of a Macedonian identity, nation, and state has become a necessity for stability in the Balkans and in a united Europe.

Author : Loring M. Danforth
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1997-04-06
Category : History
ISBN : 0691043566

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The Macedonian Conflict by Loring M. Danforth Pdf

Greeks and Macedonians today are engaged in a heated dispute over claims to a single identity. Anthropologist and author Loring Danforth examines the Macedonian conflict in light of contemporary theoretical work on ethnic cultural identity and the role of the state in building a nation. The conflict is set in the broader context of Balkan history and in the more narrow context of the recent disintegration of Yugoslavia.

Author : Dimitris Livanios
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008-04-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199237685

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The Macedonian Question by Dimitris Livanios Pdf

The Macedonian Question-the struggle over a territory with historically ill-defined borders and conflicting national identities-is one of the most intractable issues in Balkan history. Dimitris Livanios explores the British dimension to the problem, from the outbreak of the Second World War to the aftermath of the Tito-Stalin split.

Author : Donald W. Engels
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520352162

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Alexander the Great and the Logistics of the Macedonian Army by Donald W. Engels Pdf

"The most important work on Alexander the Great to appear in a long time. Neither scholarship nor semi-fictional biography will ever be the same again. . . .Engels at last uses all the archaeological work done in Asia in the past generation and makes it accessible. . . . Careful analyses of terrain, climate, and supply requirements are throughout combined in a masterly fashion to help account for Alexander's strategic decision in the light of the options open to him...The chief merit of this splendid book is perhaps the way in which it brings an ancient army to life, as it really was and moved: the hours it took for simple operations of washing and cooking and feeding animals; the train of noncombatants moving with the army. . . . this is a book that will set the reader thinking. There are not many books on Alexander the Great that do."—New York Review of Books

Author : James R. Ashley
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2004-03-19
Category : History
ISBN : 0786419180

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The Macedonian Empire by James R. Ashley Pdf

The Macedonian Empire lasted only 36 years, beginning with Philip II's assumption of the throne in 359 B.C. and ending with the death of his son Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. In that span, the two leaders changed the map in the known world. Philip established new tactics that forever ended the highly stylized mode that had characterized Classic Greek warfare, and Alexander's superb leadership made the army an unstoppable force. This work first examines the 11 great armies and three great navies of the era, along with their operations and logistics. The primary focus is then on each campaign and significant battle fought by Philip or Alexander, detailing how the battles were fought, the tactics of the opposing armies, and how the Macedonians were able to triumph.

Author : Richard Taylor
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 659 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526748164

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The Macedonian Phalanx by Richard Taylor Pdf

An overview on one of the most successful infantry formations used by Alexander the Great and his successors to dominate the ancient world. The Macedonian pike phalanx dominated the battlefields of Greece and the Near and Middle East for over two centuries. It was one of the most successful infantry formations of the ancient world, only rivaled by the manipular formation of the Roman legions. The phalanx was a key factor in the battlefield success of Alexander the Great and after his death dominated the armies of his Successors (the Diadochoi), who ruled from Greece and Egypt to the borders of India. Richard Taylor gives an overview of the phalanx’s development, organization, equipment and training. He analyses the reasons for its success, with an emphasis on case studies of the many battles in which it was used, from Philip II’s reign to the Mithridatic Wars. He discusses whether the famous defeats by the Romans necessarily mean it was inherently inferior to the manipular legion tactics, and considers what other factors were in play. The clear, accessible and well-researched text is supported by diagrams and battle maps, making this an outstanding study of this mighty formation.

Author : Albert Vogt
Publisher : Jovian Press
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781537817644

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The Macedonian Dynasty by Albert Vogt Pdf

THE race of Leo the Isaurian, which in no inglorious fashion had filled the whole of the eighth and ninth centuries with its iconoclastic struggles, social reforms, and palace intrigues, nominally died out in 867 in the person of a debauched and incapable young Emperor, Michael the Third, known as the Drunkard. The man who in consequence ascended the throne by means of a crime, and founded the Macedonian dynasty, was Basil I. To study the personal character and home policy of the sovereigns directly or indirectly descended from him down to 1057, is, in effect, to depict the leading aspects of the period, save for the ever-present struggle for existence against external foes.

Author : Arthur Mapletoft Curteis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Macedonia
ISBN : UOM:39015066529531

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Rise of the Macedonian Empire by Arthur Mapletoft Curteis Pdf

Author : Gabriele Esposito
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2022-07-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526787361

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The Macedonian Army of Philip II and Alexander the Great, 359–323 BC by Gabriele Esposito Pdf

This book provides a complete and detailed analysis of the organization and equipment of the Macedonian army built by Philip II and later employed to world-changing effect by his son, Alexander III (the Great). This work explains how Philip took the traditional forces of Macedon and reformed them into the most modern and sophisticated combined-arms force in the Mediterranean world. Not only the formidable pike phalanx and the hard-charging Companion cavalry, but also the less famous components, such as light and cavalry types, are described in detail. The tactics employed in the great battles that won the largest empire the world had seen are analyzed. With numerous color photos showing replica weapons and equipment in use, this is a vivid, detailed and accessible study of the army that made Alexander great.

Author : Aristotle Tziampiris
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351734530

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Greece, European Political Cooperation and the Macedonian Question by Aristotle Tziampiris Pdf

This title was first published in 2002. An important examination of an international event from the perspective of Greek foreign policy, within the wider context of foreign policy in European integration

Author : William Duncan Ferguson
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 109 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781606083802

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The Legal Terms Common to the Macedonian Inscriptions and the New Testament by William Duncan Ferguson Pdf

Author : Livy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HN6596

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Extracts from Livy: The Macedonian war by Livy Pdf

Author : Basil Gounaris,Michael Llewellyn-Smith,Ioannis Stefanidis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2022-03-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000571493

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The Macedonian Front, 1915-1918 by Basil Gounaris,Michael Llewellyn-Smith,Ioannis Stefanidis Pdf

The ‘Macedonian question’ has been much studied in recent years as has the political history of the period from the Balkan Wars in 1912-13 to the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923. But for a variety of reasons, connected with the political division of Greece and the involvement of outside powers, the events at and behind the Macedonian front have been side-lined. The recent commemorations of the centenary of the end of the First World War in the UK illustrate how by comparison with the enormous and moving emphasis on the western front, Macedonia has been not wholly but largely ignored. This volume illuminates this comparatively neglected period of Greek history and examines the strategic and military aspects of the war in Macedonia and the political, social, economic and cultural context of the war.