This book review is written by Eugene Kernes
Genre = History, Empires
Review
Overview:
Macedonia was a small state until it became a great power. This book follows the course of the breakup of Macedonia. How Alexander the Great’s power fractured and weakened. This was the legacy that Alexander the Great had left behind. Showcasing those who took power, and their successors. The reasons why they wanted power, and how they kept or lost it. The political maneuverings. The different cultures and attitudes that people had towards others.
The lack of unity caused friction between the kingdoms. The fractured Macedonian kingdoms were weaker than their former whole self. Being weakened, and having to deal with internal struggles, made them targets of foreign powers. There were many vicissitudes of power. Strategies that had worked and were deemed superior, had their flaws found and become ineffective.
Caveats?
This book has a lot of details, the problem is how they are expressed. Easy to lose track of which details apply to whom and what region, because the details quickly relate to various people and regions. Hard to understand how the details go together. To get a lot out of the book, the reader needs to already know a lot about the background of the various people and regions.
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