Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. THE WORLD OF ALEXANDER’ S SUCCESSORS ii
3. ANCIENT LIVES vii
4. Contents ix
5. CHAPTER ONE. His Father’s Son 1
6. CHAPTER TWO. The Apprenticeship of a General 15
7. CHAPTER THREE. The Duel with Ptolemy (I) 23
8. CHAPTER FOUR. Petra and Babylon 33
9. CHAPTER FIVE. Athens and Megara 45
10. CHAPTER SIX. The Duel with Ptolemy (II) 55
11. CHAPTER SEVEN. The Duel with Ptolemy (III) 63
12. CHAPTER EIGHT. Assault on Rhodes (I) 69
13. CHAPTER NINE. Assault on Rhodes (II) 79
14. CHAPTER TEN. Demetrius the Descender 89
15. CHAPTER ELEVEN. The War of the Five Armies 103
16. CHAPTER TWELVE. Lord of the Isles 115
17. CHAPTER THIRTEEN. In Search of a Kingdom 123
18. CHAPTER FOURTEEN. “Then Don’t Be a King” 133
19. CHAPTER FIFTEEN. The Unraveling 143
20. CHAPTER SIXTEEN. A King in Plain Clothes 149
21. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. The Great Anabasis 155
22. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Twists of the Knife 165
23. CHAPTER NINETEEN. The Final Crossing 173
24. Epilogue 183
25. Chronology 185
26. Genealogy 187
27. Source Notes 189
28. Bibliography 197
29. Index 201