The Wars of Alexander’s Successors, 323-281 BC, Vol. 1: Commanders and Campaigns

Colorful characters, epic battles, treachery and 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.