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245 14 a| The last kings of Macedonia and the triumph of Romeh| [electronic resource] /c| Ian Worthington.;

260 a| New York, NY :b| Oxford University Press,c| [2023];

300 a| xiv, 293 pages :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 25 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-279) and index.;

505 0 a| We three kings -- The Kingdom Of Macedonia -- Introducing Philip V -- The Social War -- Taking On Rome And The First Macedonian War -- Keeping Calm And Carrying On -- The Second Macedonian War -- Fall Of The Phalanx -- Macedonia Renascent -- Perseus : Last Of The Antigonids -- The Third Macedonian War -- Dismembering Macedonia -- Andriscus Aka Philip VI And The Fourth Macedonian War.;

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520 a| "This book is a history and reassessment of the last three Antigonid kings of Macedonia: Philip V (r. 221-179), his son Perseus (r. 179-168), and the pretender Andriscus or Philip VI (r. 149-148). They are not as immediately known as their predecessors Philip II (r. 359-336) and Alexander the Great (r. 336-323), who established a Macedonian empire that extended as far as India. By the time Philip V became king, Macedonia was no longer an imperial power and Rome was fast growing its dominance over the Mediterranean. The last kings are denounced for self-serving ambitions, flawed policies, and questionable personal qualities by hostile ancient writers. They are condemned for defeats by Rome that saw both the end of the Antigonid monarchy and the fall of the formidable Macedonian phalanx before the Roman legion. They are viewed as postscripts to the kingdom's heyday and even subsumed within Rome's expansion in the east"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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The last kings of Macedonia and the triumph of Rome / Ian Worthington.

Author/creator	Worthington, Ian
Other author	Oxford University Press.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Description	xiv, 293 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online
Subjects	Philip V, of Macedon, 237 B.C.-179 B.C. Perseus, King of Macedonia, approximately 212 B.C.- Macedonia--History. --To 168 B.C.

Contents	We three kings -- The Kingdom Of Macedonia -- Introducing Philip V -- The Social War -- Taking On Rome And The First Macedonian War -- Keeping Calm And Carrying On -- The Second Macedonian War -- Fall Of The Phalanx -- Macedonia Renascent -- Perseus : Last Of The Antigonids -- The Third Macedonian War -- Dismembering Macedonia -- Andriscus Aka Philip VI And The Fourth Macedonian War.
Abstract	"This book is a history and reassessment of the last three Antigonid kings of Macedonia: Philip V (r. 221-179), his son Perseus (r. 179-168), and the pretender Andriscus or Philip VI (r. 149-148). They are not as immediately known as their predecessors Philip II (r. 359-336) and Alexander the Great (r. 336-323), who established a Macedonian empire that extended as far as India. By the time Philip V became king, Macedonia was no longer an imperial power and Rome was fast growing its dominance over the Mediterranean. The last kings are denounced for self-serving ambitions, flawed policies, and questionable personal qualities by hostile ancient writers. They are condemned for defeats by Rome that saw both the end of the Antigonid monarchy and the fall of the formidable Macedonian phalanx before the Roman legion. They are viewed as postscripts to the kingdom's heyday and even subsumed within Rome's expansion in the east"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-279) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2022044663
ISBN	9780197520055
ISBN	(epub)

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