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Title Alexander the Great : a reader / [edited by] Ian Worthington.
Publication Info Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2012.
Edition 2nd ed.


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Descript xxi, 420 p. : maps
Edition 2nd ed.
Note "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.
Contents 1. The Sources 2. Alexander's Influences and the Macedonian Background 3. Alexander's Aims 4. Alexander's Battles and Generalship 5. Alexander and the Greeks 6. Alexander and the Persian Empire 7. Alexander, India and the Gedrosian Desert 8. From Mass Marriage to Death 9. Alexander and the 'Unity of Mankind' 10. Alexander and Deification 11. Alexander and Conspiracies 12. Alexander: The 'Great'?
Note This study of Alexander the Great, showing the problems of the ancient source material, makes it clear that there is no single approach to be taken. It contains a broad selection of the most significant published articles about Alexander, examining the main areas of debate and discussion.
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. 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.
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ISBN 9781136640049 (e-book)
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Subject Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C.
Generals -- Greece -- Biography.
Greece -- History -- Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C.
Greece -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
Greece -- History -- Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C. -- Sources.
Alt author Worthington, Ian.
Descript xxi, 420 p. : maps
Edition 2nd ed.
Note "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.
Contents 1. The Sources 2. Alexander's Influences and the Macedonian Background 3. Alexander's Aims 4. Alexander's Battles and Generalship 5. Alexander and the Greeks 6. Alexander and the Persian Empire 7. Alexander, India and the Gedrosian Desert 8. From Mass Marriage to Death 9. Alexander and the 'Unity of Mankind' 10. Alexander and Deification 11. Alexander and Conspiracies 12. Alexander: The 'Great'?
Note This study of Alexander the Great, showing the problems of the ancient source material, makes it clear that there is no single approach to be taken. It contains a broad selection of the most significant published articles about Alexander, examining the main areas of debate and discussion.
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. 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.
1 concurrent user. UkHlHU
ISBN 9781136640049 (e-book)
Subject Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C.
Generals -- Greece -- Biography.
Greece -- History -- Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C.
Greece -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
Greece -- History -- Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C. -- Sources.
Alt author Worthington, Ian.

Subject Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C.
Generals -- Greece -- Biography.
Greece -- History -- Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C.
Greece -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
Greece -- History -- Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C. -- Sources.
Descript xxi, 420 p. : maps
Note "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.
Contents 1. The Sources 2. Alexander's Influences and the Macedonian Background 3. Alexander's Aims 4. Alexander's Battles and Generalship 5. Alexander and the Greeks 6. Alexander and the Persian Empire 7. Alexander, India and the Gedrosian Desert 8. From Mass Marriage to Death 9. Alexander and the 'Unity of Mankind' 10. Alexander and Deification 11. Alexander and Conspiracies 12. Alexander: The 'Great'?
Note This study of Alexander the Great, showing the problems of the ancient source material, makes it clear that there is no single approach to be taken. It contains a broad selection of the most significant published articles about Alexander, examining the main areas of debate and discussion.
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. 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.
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Alt author Worthington, Ian.
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