Kingship, Hellenistic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23675981 |
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| Authors | Lise Hannestad (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah09137 |
| OpenAlex | W4249249802 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
The death of Alexander III the Great in Babylon in 323 BCE left a vacuum not only in the leadership of his huge army, but also leadership of Macedonia, since he had no obvious successor, his still unborn son by his Iranian wife and his mentally handicapped half brother being the only blood‐related options.
Ancient history · Brother · Genealogy · Monarchy · Political science · Politics · Successor cardinal · Wife · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · History · Law · Mathematics
| Highly cited | No |
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