THE WARS OF ALEXANDER’ S SUCCESSORS, 323-281 BC, VOL. 1: COMMANDERS AND CAMPAIGNS

Book ID/图书代码： 10567017C00002

English Summary/英文概要： When the dying Alexander the Great was asked to whom he bequeathed his vast empire, he supposedly replied ’to the strongest’. There ensued a long series of struggles between his generals and governors for control of these territories. Most of these Diadochi (Successors) were consummate professionals who had learnt the art of war under Alexander or even his father, Philip. Few died a peaceful death and the last survivors of this tough breed were still leading their armies against each other well into their seventies. Colourful characters, epic battles, treacheryand subterfuge make this a period with great appeal to anyone interested in ancient history and ancient warfare in particular. The wars shaped the map from the Balkans to India for the next couple of centuries.This first volume introduces the key personalities - characters such as Antigonos ’Monopthalmus’ (the One-eyed) and his son ’Demetrius ’Poliorcetes’ (the Besieger), Seleucus ’Nicator’ (’the Victorious’) and Ptolemy ’Soter’ (’the Saviour’) - and gives a narrative of the causes and course of these wars from the death of Alexander to the Battle of Corupedium (281 BC) when the last two original Diadochi faced each other one final time.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 公元前323年，马其顿的亚历山大大帝在巴比伦去世。这位世界征服者的骤然离世，使亚欧大陆的局势变得扑朔迷离。亚历山大生前并未指定继承人，其麾下部将开始为王座的归属展开殊死搏斗，昙花一现的庞大帝国很快分裂。这些曾跟随亚历山大南征北战的骁勇战将，用波澜壮阔的四十年拉开了“希腊化时代”的序幕。佩尔狄卡斯、克拉特鲁斯、安提帕特、波利伯孔、卡山德、安提柯、欧迈尼斯、塞琉古、托勒密、利西马科斯、德米特里乌斯等人相继登上历史舞台，在刀光剑影中争夺亚历山大帝国的遗产。他们当中的佼佼者，还凭借军事实力割据一方，建立了家族世袭的王国。从克拉农战役到加邦战役，从萨拉米斯战役到伊普苏斯战役，继业者们在帝国的辽阔疆域内鏖战数十年，众多民族与部落卷入其中，形成一幅宏大而瑰丽的战争画卷。

本书上卷主题为“将领与战役”，作者以继业者战争的重要人物为主线，勾勒出这一动荡时代的轮廓，其中既展示了英雄们的命运浮沉，又叙述了各大阵营的兴衰，还介绍了各个继业者王朝的建立过程；下卷主题为“军队、战术与战斗”，聚焦于希腊化世界的战争艺术，呈现出沙场征战的细节。此外，作者绘制了12幅战场部署图，使读者能够更为直观地了解当时的重大战役。(DB)

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About the Author/作者介绍： 鲍勃·本尼特与麦克·罗伯茨皆为英国历史作家，他们对古典世界有着巨大的热情，创办了一个研究世界古代史的网站，致力于希腊罗马时代的军事历史研究。另有合著《希腊化世界的黄昏》与《斯巴达的霸权》。其著作旁征博引、文采斐然。

Bob Bennett and Mike Roberts are authors of The Wars of Alexander’s Successors vol 1 (Pen & Sword 2008) and vol 2 (Pen & Sword 2009).

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