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| List of Illustrations | |
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| Translator's Note | |
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| Foreword to the American Edition | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction: Alexander before the Expedition to Asia Minor (356-334) | |
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| The Major Stages of the Conquest (334-323) | |
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| From Granicus to the Fall of Tyre (May 334-Summer 332) | |
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| From Tyre to the Euphrates (Summer 332-Summer 331) | |
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| The End of Darius and the Final Submission of Greece (Summer 331-Summer 330) | |
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| Guerillas in the Eastern Satrapies and Macedonian Opposition (Summer 330-Spring 327) | |
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| The Conquest of India and the Return via the Persian Gulf (327-325) | |
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| The Last Years (324-323) | |
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| The Origins and Objectives of the Conquest | |
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| The Unsatisfactory Nature of Explanations Based on Personality and Psychology | |
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| The Heritage of Philip II | |
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| Alexander and the Royal Territories of the Achaemenids | |
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| "War of Liberation" and "War of Reprisal": The Limits of Alexander's Philhellenism | |
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| The Conquest of India and Return via the Persian Gulf | |
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| The Problem of the "Last Plans" | |
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| Resistance to the Conquest | |
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| The Resistance of Darius (334-330) | |
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| Underground Resistance and Open Revolt in Greece | |
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| Resistance and Reprisals in the Eastern Satrapies (330-327) | |
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| The Discontent of the Macedonian Soldiery (330-324) | |
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| The Administration, Defense, and Exploitation of the Conquered Lands | |
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| The Different Degrees of Royal Authority | |
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| Territorial Control and the Management of the Population | |
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| Conquest and "Economic Development" | |
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| Alexander among Macedonians, Greeks, and Iranians | |
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| Conquest and Surrender: Contradiction and Opposition | |
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| A Policy for the Future (325-323) | |
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| Conclusion: The King Is Dead! Long Live the King? | |
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| An Introductory Bibliography | |
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| Appendix The History of Alexander Today: A Provisional Assessment and Some Future Directions | |
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| Index of Toponyms | |
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| General Index | |