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Plutarch described Antigonus the One Eyed (382-301 BC) 'as 'the oldest and greatest of Alexander's successors,' Antigonus loyally served both Philip II and Alexander the Great as they converted his native Macedonia into an empire stretching from India to Greece. After Alexander’s death, Antigonus, then governor of the obscure province of Phrygia, seemed one of the least likely of his commanders to seize the dead king’s inheritance. Yet within eight years of the king’s passing, through a combination of military skill and political shrewdness, he had conquered the Asian portion of the empire.
His success caused those who controlled the European and Egyptian parts of the empire to unite against him. For another fourteen years he would wage war against a coalition of the other Successors, Ptolemy, Lysimachus, Seleucus and Cassander. In 301 he would meet defeat and death in the Battle of Ipsus. The ancient writers saw Antigonus' life as a cautionary tale about the dangers of hubris and vaulting ambition. Despite his apparent defeat, his descendants would continue to rule as kings and create a dynasty that would rule Macedonia for over a century. Jeff Champion narrates the career of this titanic figure with the focus squarely on the military aspects.
- Sales Rank: #1159982 in Books
- Published on: 2014-11-19
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.20" h x 1.10" w x 6.20" l, 1.24 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 240 pages
About the Author
Jeff Champion studied Classics and Ancient History at the University of Western Australia, achieving a First Class degree. During his subsequent career with the Australian Customs Service his interest in the ancient world has never waned. He has travelled extensively in the Mediterranean, visiting Classical sites with his long-suffering wife. He is the author of Pyrrhus of Epirus (2009) and the two-volume The Tyrants of Syracuse (2010 and 2012), were all published by Pen & Sword Books and received much praise. He lives in his native Western Australia.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
Tough Old Cyclops
By JPS
Review first posted on Amazon.co.uk on 13 October 2014
Telling the story of the life and career of Antigonos the One-Eyed is perhaps one of the best ways to present the rather complicated, long and very tumultuous Wars between the Successors following the death of Alexander.
He was presented by Plutarch as “the oldest and greatest of Alexander's successors”. To a large extent, his career fully justified Plutarch’s assessment. Contrary to the other Successors after 319 and the death of Antipater, he was of the generation of Philip II, not of Alexander. He is also the first to have come close to reunifying Alexander’s Empire, although he ultimately failed and was killed at over eighty in a huge battle. He was clearly a rather formidable individual. As the nickname Cyclops shows, he was a giant of a man (certainly well over six feet tall), even among the Macedonians who often tended to be taller than other Greeks. He was also One-Eyed. However, contrary to what the nickname given to him by his enemies might also suggest, he was far from being silly or gullible.
The great merit of this rather excellent overview by Jeff Champion is to present the “life and times” of this largely unknown giant (in all senses of the term) among the Successors in a way that is accessible to all. Given the complexity of the multiple wars among the Successors, some of which were fought on several fronts, coming up with a clear presentation of these wars in which Antigonos played such a central role is no mean feat.
The two first chapters are also particularly valuable. In just about twenty pages, Jeff Champion manages to provide succinct but nevertheless sufficient context on Macedonia, its geography and its history, and the reigns of both Philip II and Alexander III. The clarity of the presentation and the amount of ground covered in so little space while making all of the main points are simply remarkable.
The book's clarity is achieved while making use of all the main references on the Successors, and on Antogonos in particular. These are either listed in the bibliography or in the various notes. Six maps and four sets of schematics help the reader in following the main campaigns and battles, while five appendices deal with specific issues that have led to lengthy debates among scholars, such as the literary sources, thorny issues related to chronology, but also the meaning of Antigonos’ policy of “Freedom” for the Greek cities that would be frequently – and just as cynically – be used after him as a political ploy, including by Rome.
Another interesting annex which usefully completes the narrative is titled “The Cost of War”. This annex, by listing the pay rates of various types of soldiers, the costs involved in building and fitting out a fleet and the financial resources that were available to Antigonos and his son Demetrios, is a particularly valuable one. This is because it helps explain how they managed to more than hold their own against the three and then four other main Successors for so long, and also why they all “ganged up” against the Antigonids who were more powerful than each of them separately. Incidentally, this annex, and additional information contained in the book, may also be useful for those wanting to conduct wargames based on the Successors.
This book has plenty of other qualities and while I will refrain from listing all of them, if only to keep this review to a manageable size, some need to be emphasised.
One is them is that the narrative also includes what little is known about the career of Antigonos before the death of Alexander. In particular, the book, drawing on pre-existing scholarship, shows that he did not “come out of the blue” but was close to Philip and a tried and tested commander with lots of experience by the time Alexander came to the throne. It also shows that although very little is heard of him during Alexander’s conquest, the role assigned to Antigonos was vital. He had his work cut out for him and he managed to fulfil his role which was to keep Alexander’s lines of communications with Greece and Macedonia open despite a little known major Persian attempt to reconquer Asia Minor.
Another strongpoint of this book is a largely successful attempt to present the personality and character of the old but very energetic warlord, while remaining largely unbiased. An interesting piece is the contrast drawn between the ageing and no nonsense commander, who seems to have had “the common touch” and been genuinely popular with both his troops and his subjects, and his dashing, very talented but supremely arrogant favourite son Demetrios.
A further and related merit is a comparison of the generalship of both father and son and their shared responsibilities in the crushing defeat of Ipsos where Antigonos was killed. An interesting feature of this book is that Jeff Champion lays – quite rightly in my opinion – part of the blame at the feet of the old warrior, contrary to Billows who, in his book on Antigonos, is at times rather biased and tends, like Plutarch, to blame Demetrios and his hubris for just about everything that went wrong.
There are however a few, relatively minor, setbacks as well. The least important is the existence of some typos and few repetitions, with both seeming to become more frequent in the second half of the book.
A second limitation, and a more important one, is that Jeff Champion has indeed come up with a very successful narrative of this titanic figure but he has almost exclusively focused on the political and military aspects and on the various campaigns and wars in particular. There is just a mention towards the end about Antigonos being an effective administrator and ruler but this very much feels like an afterthought. Largely missing from this narrative is the role played by Antigonos in the creation of the Hellenistic State and the example he set, and which other Successors were quick to emulate. This can be found in Billows’ book (Antigonos the One-Eyed and the creation of the Hellenistic State (1990).
Four very strong stars.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Nothing flashy but great substance
By Amazon Customer
A mostly unbiased account that describes the military career of Antigonus. While not particularly riveting or groundbreaking it is a great book to learn about Antigonus without having to read dated or original sources.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Military history of Antigonus the One-Eyed
By CA Johnston
This is one of the better Pen and Sword titles that I have read. I really enjoyed Jeff Champion's previous book about Pyrrhus of Epirus, and this book left me just as satisfied. It does not cover as much ground as Richard Billows' biography of Antigonus, but it is not meant to. That book is a bit more well rounded with discussions of Antigonus' rule, relations with the Greeks, etc. This book is unabashedly a military history, and does a great job of covering the wars, battles, and sieges of Antigonus' career. If that's the kind of book you're looking for, and if you're interested in Hellenistic warfare or just the history of the early successors, then this is a great book to pick up. Mr. Champion also does not always agree with Billows, so the book is not just a rehash of the narrative half of Billows' book, though there are similarities. Personally I bought both, and I'm happy with that decision.
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