Alexander the Great

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A Reader

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This edition serves as an essential guide for undergraduates studying Alexander the Great. It addresses the challenges posed by ancient sources and emphasises the complexity of interpreting his life and legacy. The book is organised into twelve thematic chapters, each introducing key debates and featuring translated primary sources. Topics include Alexander's influences, aims, battles, relationships with the Greeks and Persians, campaigns in India, and his deification.
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Ideal for undergraduates and scholars interested in classical history and Alexander the Great. Suitable for readers looking to explore varied perspectives and primary materials on this historical figure.

This exciting new edition includes a selection of the most significant and representative published articles and chapters about Alexander and covers all the main areas of debate and discussion in Alexander scholarship.

Description

This exciting new edition is an indispensable guide for undergraduates to the study of Alexander the Great, showing the problems of the ancient source material and making it clear that there is no single approach to be taken.

The twelve thematic chapters contain a broad selection of the most significant published articles about Alexander, examining the main areas of debate and discussion:

The Sources

Alexander's Influences and the Macedonian Background

Alexander's Aims

Alexander's Battles and Generalship

Alexander and the Greeks

Alexander and the Persian Empire

Alexander, India and the Gedrosian Desert

From Mass Marriage to Death

Alexander and the 'Unity of Mankind'

Alexander and Deification

Alexander and Conspiracies

Alexander: The 'Great'?

The Reader has the distinctive feature of translating a substantial number of the more inaccessible primary sources; each chapter is also prefaced with a succinct introduction to the topic under consideration.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780415667425

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 21 November 2011

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Edition: 2nd edition

Contributors:

Edited by Ian Worthington

Audience: Primary and secondary education, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 174.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 990g

Pages: 448

Collections

Ancient & Classical History Education & Reference European History History & Archaeology History & Military Non-Fiction

About the Author

Ian Worthington is Professor of History at the University of Missouri. He has published 15 sole-authored and edited books and over 100 articles and essays on Greek history, epigraphy and oratory. In 2005 he won the Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Research and Creativity in the Humanities, in 2007 the Student-Athlete Advisory Council Most Inspiring Professor Award and in 2010 the William H. Byler Distinguished Professor Award.