Demetrius Sacker of Cities 1st Edition by James Romm ISBN 0300269021 9780300269024
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ISBN 10: 0300269021
ISBN 13: 9780300269024
Author: James Romm
The life of Demetrius (337–283 BCE) serves as a through-line to the forty years following the death of Alexander the Great (323–282 BCE), a time of unparalleled turbulence and instability in the ancient world. With no monarch able to take Alexander’s place, his empire fragmented into five pieces.
Capitalizing on good looks, youth, and sexual prowess, Demetrius sought to weld those pieces together and recover the dream of a single world state, with a new Alexander—himself—at its head. He succeeded temporarily, but in crucial, colossal engagements—a massive invasion of Egypt, a siege of Rhodes that went on for a full year, and the Battle of Ipsus—he came up just short. He ended his career in a rash invasion of Asia and became the target of a desperate manhunt, only to be captured and destroyed by his own son-in-law.
James Romm tells the story of Demetrius the Besieger’s rise and spectacular fall but also explores his vibrant inner life and family relationships to depict a real, complex, and recognizable figure.
Demetrius Sacker of Cities 1st Table of contents:
Chapter One. His Father’s Son
Chapter Two. The Apprenticeship of a General
Chapter Three. The Duel with Ptolemy (I)
Chapter Four. Petra and Babylon
Chapter Five. Athens and Megara
Chapter Six. The Duel with Ptolemy (II)
Chapter Seven. The Duel with Ptolemy (III)
Chapter Eight. Assault on Rhodes (I)
Chapter Nine. Assault on Rhodes (II)
Chapter Ten. Demetrius the Descender
Chapter Eleven. The War of the Five Armies
Chapter Twelve. Lord of the Isles
Chapter Thirteen. In Search of a Kingdom
Chapter Fourteen. “Then Don’t Be a King”
Chapter Fifteen. The Unraveling
Chapter Sixteen. A King in Plain Clothes
Chapter Seventeen. The Great Anabasis
Chapter Eighteen. Twists of the Knife
Chapter Nineteen. The Final Crossing
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