Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Alexander the Great
- Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World
- The Cambridge Companion to Alexander the Great
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Maps
- Abbreviations
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Alexander’s Life and Career
- 1 Alexander’s Birth and Childhood
- 2 The Crises Leading up to Alexander’s Accession
- 3 Alexander and the Greeks
- 4 To the Ends of the World: What the Campaign Was All About
- 5 Alexander and Egypt
- 6 Alexander and the Persian Empire
- 7 Alexander and India
- 8 Alexander’s Death, Last Plans and Burial
- Part II Contexts
- Part III The Historical and Biographical Tradition
- Part IV The Ancient World’s Memory of Alexander
- Alexander’s Timeline 356–321 BC
- References
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World
2 - The Crises Leading up to Alexander’s Accession
from Part I - Alexander’s Life and Career
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 January 2024
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Alexander the Great
- Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World
- The Cambridge Companion to Alexander the Great
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Maps
- Abbreviations
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Alexander’s Life and Career
- 1 Alexander’s Birth and Childhood
- 2 The Crises Leading up to Alexander’s Accession
- 3 Alexander and the Greeks
- 4 To the Ends of the World: What the Campaign Was All About
- 5 Alexander and Egypt
- 6 Alexander and the Persian Empire
- 7 Alexander and India
- 8 Alexander’s Death, Last Plans and Burial
- Part II Contexts
- Part III The Historical and Biographical Tradition
- Part IV The Ancient World’s Memory of Alexander
- Alexander’s Timeline 356–321 BC
- References
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World
Summary
This chapter discusses the crises Alexander faced leading up to his succession to his father, Philip II: his dispute with Attalus at Philip’s wedding to Cleopatra, its causes, significance and aftermath; and the Pixodarus affair. It then turns to the crisis of the succession itself: the circumstances of Philip’s assassination at the hands of Pausanias, Alexander’s movements at the time of it, and the steps by which he secured the throne himself and legitimated himself as Philip’s successor.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Alexander the Great , pp. 42 - 54Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024