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This thread focuses on the Table of Contents and Syllabus for the book Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the War for Crown and Empire by James Romm.

Ghost on the Throne The Death of Alexander the Great and the War for Crown and Empire by James Romm by James Romm (no photo)


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Table of Contents

Map - Alexander's Empire at the time of his death - p. 0
Preface p. xiii
Note on Pronunciations p. xix
Acknowledgements p. xxi

Introduction: The Opening of the Tombs p. 3
1. Bodyguards and Companions p. 8
2. The Testing of Perdiccas p. 34
3. The Athenians’ Last Stand (I) p. 57
4. Resistance, Rebellion, Reconquest p. 86
5. The Athenians’ Last Stand (II) p. 110
6. A Death on the Nile p. 137
7. The Fortunes of Eumenes p. 168
8. The War Comes Home p. 197
9. Duels to the Death p. 228
10. The Closing of the Tombs p. 257

Epilogue p. 279
Map - The Breakup of Alexander's Empire - p. 284
Notes p. 287
Bibliography p. 319
Index p. 331


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Syllabus:

WEEK ONE - July 13th - July 19th -> Preface, Introduction: The Opening of the Tombs and 1. Bodyguards and Companions
(xiii-xxii, 3 - 33)

WEEK TWO - July 20th - July 26th -> 2. The Testing of Perdiccas
(34-56)

WEEK THREE - July 27th - August 2nd -> 3. The Athenians’ Last Stand (I)
(57 - 85)

WEEK FOUR - August 3rd - August 9th -> 4. Resistance, Rebellion, Reconquest
(86 - 109)

WEEK FIVE - August 10th - August 16th -> 5. The Athenians’ Last Stand (II)
(110 - 136)

WEEK SIX - August 17th – August 23rd -> 6. A Death on the Nile
(137 - 167)

WEEK SEVEN – August 24th – August 30th -> 7. The Fortunes of Eumenes
(168 - 196)

WEEK EIGHT - August 31st – September 6th -> 8. The War Comes Home
(197 - 227)

WEEK NINE September 7th - September 13th -> 9. Duels to the Death
(228 - 256)

WEEK TEN - September 14th - September 20th -> 10. The Closing of the Tombs and Epilogue
(257 - 282)

WEEK ELEVEN –- September 21st - September 27th -> The Book As a Whole and Final Thoughts


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