This book provides a complete and detailed analysis of the organization and equipment used by the armies of the Hellenistic states. After the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, his vast Macedonian empire was divided among his ambitious generals, who formed their own monarchies throughout Eastern Europe, Asia, and North Africa. The work will track the evolution of Hellenistic troops from the army inherited by Alexander into the complex military mechanism that gradually succumbed to the wars against the ever-expanding Romans.

As the decades and centuries passed, Hellenistic warfare became increasingly sophisticated: the 'successors' (the successors of Alexander) could deploy armies with thousands of men, chariots, elephants, and siege engines, which came from all the territories of the former Macedonian Empire. The book will also demonstrate how Hellenistic forces were heavily influenced by Roman models during the final years of their kingdoms' independence.

The states analyzed are: Macedonia, the Seleucid state, Ptolemaic Egypt, the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, Armenia, Pergamon, Pontus, Cappadocia, Galatia, the Bosporan Kingdom, Epirus, Sicily, the Achaean League, and the Aetolian League.

Pages: 176, Dimensions: 17.2x17.2cm