Kings and Colonists: Aspects of Macedonian Imperialism

by Richard A. Billows

Kings and Colonists deals with Macedonian imperialism in the 4th-2nd centuries BCE, the time of King Philip II and Alexander the Great, and of the dynasties of Alexander's successors, with special emphasis on western Asia. The first part of the book examines the origins of Macedonian imperialism in Philip II's state-building activity, and discusses how the Macedonian rulers used propaganda to justify themselves to their Macedonian and Greek...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004101772
• ISBN13: 9789004101777
• Release Date: November 1994
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.7"