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100 1 $aBillows, Richard A.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88010009
245 10 $aKings and colonists :$baspects of Macedonian imperialism /$cby Richard A. Billows.
260 $aLeiden ;$aNew York :$bE.J. Brill,$c1995.
300 $axv, 240 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations ;$c25 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
490 1 $aColumbia studies in the classical tradition,$x0166-1302 ;$vv. 22
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [221]-230) and index.
505 0 $aCh. 1. The King, the Army, and Macedonian Imperialism. I. The problems in the way of a strong Macedonia. II. The resources of Macedonia. III. Philip and the Macedonian army. IV. The army and the Hellenistic empires -- Ch. 2. Imperial Propaganda and Justification. I. Power and superiority. II. Alexander and the progonoi. III. A case study: the Antigonid paintings from Boscoreale -- Ch. 3. Macedonian Kings and Greek Cities: Mechanisms of Interaction. I. Justifications for Hellenistic monarchy. II. The Greek cities' response to monarchy -- Ch. 4. Macedonian Dynasts in Asia Minor. I. Dynasts in Asia Minor and Macedonia before Alexander. II. The Diadochoi. III. The Macedonian dynasts of Asia Minor. IV. The non-Macedonian dynasts of Asia Minor. V. Conclusions -- Appendix: Genealogies of some Anatolian dynasteiai -- Ch. 5. Kings and Estate-Holders in Asia: A Case Study. I. The granting of title to the estate. II. The composition of the estate. III. The tribute owing from the estate and its value as security.
505 8 $aIV. The king's right of resumption -- Appendix. The Mnesimachos inscription: text, translation and analysis -- Ch. 6. Macedonian Settlers and Colonists in Asia. I. What sort of Macedonian settlers and how many. II. When and why Macedonians settled in the empire. III. What Macedonian settlers and colonists received. IV. How settlers and colonists lived and saw themselves. V. The function of the Macedonian settlers and colonists -- Appendix: Macedonian colonies in Asia -- Ch. 7. The Effects on Macedonia of the Macedonian Empire. I. Warfare and Macedonian manpower. II. Emigration and Macedonian manpower. III. The economic effects of the empire. IV. The effects of imperialism on Macedonia.
520 $aKings and Colonists deals with Macedonian Imperialism in the fourth to the second century BCE, the time of King Philip II and Alexander the Great, and of the dynasties of Alexander's successors, with special emphasis in western Asia.
520 8 $aThe 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 supporters, and how they interacted with the autonomous Greek cities. The second part examines different levels of the personnel of imperial control, trying to see in each case what these men contributed to and got out of the empire.
520 8 $aA final chapter looks at the effects of this imperialism on the Macedonian homeland, countering some modern arguments that the empire had a disastrous effect on Macedonian manpower.
600 00 $aPhilip$bII,$cKing of Macedonia,$d382 B.C.-336 B.C.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50078537
600 00 $aAlexander,$cthe Great,$d356 B.C.-323 B.C.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79004067
650 0 $aMacedonians (Ancient)$xColonization$zMiddle East$xHistory.
650 0 $aMilitarism$zMacedonia$xHistory.
651 0 $aGreece$xHistory$yMacedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85057087
651 0 $aGreece$xHistory$yMacedonian Hegemony, 323-281 B.C.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85057088
651 0 $aMacedonia$xHistory$yTo 168 B.C.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85079268
830 0 $aColumbia studies in the classical tradition ;$vv. 22.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84707862
852 00 $bglx$hDF233.2$i.B55 1995
852 00 $bglx$hDF233.2$i.B55 1995
852 00 $bmil$hDF233.2$i.B55 1995