Eumenes of Cardia A Greek among Macedonians Eumenes of Cardia was a royal secretary who, in the years following the death of Alexander the Great became a major contender for power. Despite his having been chiefly an administrator rather than a military or political power, Eumenes came close to securing control of the Asian remnants of Alexander’s empire. Eumenes was born in the Greek city of Cardia and lived during a period dominated by native-born Macedonians, and his defeat and death have traditionally been attributed to his having “Greek” rather than Macedonian origins. This book argues, however, that as a result of the actions of Macdonian monarchs, Macedonia was a land in which large numbers of a variety of people were successfully amalgamated into a single state. This work is both a biography of Eumenes of Cardia, a royal secretary turned successful general in the years following the death of Alexander the Great, and a study of ethnicity in an ancient Greek context. All those interested in military history, the study of ethnicity, early Hellenistic history, Hellenistic history, and ancient Greek history. Reviews: In Anson's book, I have discovered a resource that I will as readily recommend to a colleague as to a student. [..] In sum, this is a very good piece of scholarship and a very useful addition to any library.' E. Edward Garvin, BMCR, 2006.'Clearly intended for scholars, especially experts in Hellenistic history, this book belongs in every research library...Summing up: highly recommended.'/i>'J.J. Gabbert, Choice:, 2005. About the author(s) Edward M. Anson, Ph.D. (1975), University of Virginia, is Professor of History at the University of Arkansas Little Rock. He has published extensively on the history of the early Hellenistic Age. ISBN-13: 978-03-91-04209-4 Publication Date: Apr-04 Publisher: BRILL Pages: xvii, 286 pp. 4 maps Format: Cloth