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Good history book on Philip
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 9:54 am
by Sandra
I've received some money to spent on books. Currently I have decided to buy a book about Philip II, but looking throgh amazon, saw that there are a lot of books about him. So I wanted to ask for some advice- I'm not a beginner in this field, so it rules out all study books. I need some deeper analysis and more historic context. Can anyone suggest me a good and reliable book?
Re: Good history book on Philip
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 9:47 am
by Alexias
Philip of Macedon by Nicholas Hammond. Although scholarly, I found it engaging and easy to read although I think a reader might need to know something about the background to start with, so if you are looking for an introduction it might not be the best book.
Re: Good history book on Philip
Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 11:00 am
by marcus
Sandra wrote:I've received some money to spent on books. Currently I have decided to buy a book about Philip II, but looking throgh amazon, saw that there are a lot of books about him. So I wanted to ask for some advice- I'm not a beginner in this field, so it rules out all study books. I need some deeper analysis and more historic context. Can anyone suggest me a good and reliable book?
Ian Worthington's recent biography of Philip is pretty good. I dislike his rather non-academic diatribes against Alexander (although I have no problem with his antagonism towards Al if that's the approach he chooses); but his work on Philip was, I thought, very good and held academic weight.
ATB
Re: Good history book on Philip
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:47 am
by Sandra
Thanks! I'm looking not for the beginners book, as I 've stated
But after reading suggestions and amazon reviews, I think i will go for Worthington
Thank you!
Re: Good history book on Philip
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 5:46 pm
by agesilaos
You might try 'Philip II and Macedonian Imperialism' by Ellis, it is older but I found it fine and scholarly with full and informative notes.
Re: Good history book on Philip
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 7:48 pm
by marcus
agesilaos wrote:You might try 'Philip II and Macedonian Imperialism' by Ellis, it is older but I found it fine and scholarly with full and informative notes.
Another good suggestion - Ellis' book got me through my undergraduate study on Philip!
ATB
Re: Good history book on Philip
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 8:34 am
by rocktupac
agesilaos wrote:You might try 'Philip II and Macedonian Imperialism' by Ellis, it is older but I found it fine and scholarly with full and informative notes.
Ellis' book is quite nice. Although it can bog the reader down from time to time. I would still highly recommend it, though. I am awaiting Worthington's 'Philip' book from Amazon at the moment.