1.

Record Nr.

UNISOBE600200067400

Autore

*Biblioteca Panizzi

Titolo

Archivio Meuccio Ruini : inventario / a cura di Roberto Marcuccio ; con un saggio introduttivo di Lucio D'Angelo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Reggio Emilia : Biblioteca Panizzi, 1993

Descrizione fisica

185 p. : 1 ritr. ; 21 cm

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

In testa al front.: Associazione culturale Meuccio Ruini, Roma; Comune di Reggio Emilia, Assessorato alla cultura, Biblioteca Panizzi

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451759603321

Titolo

Alexander the Great : a reader / / [edited by] Ian Worthington

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-64004-5

0-203-80435-X

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (449 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WorthingtonIan

Disciplina

938/.07092

B

Soggetti

Generals - Greece

Electronic books.

Greece History Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C

Greece Kings and rulers Biography

Greece History Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C Sources

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.



Nota di contenuto

ALEXANDER THE GREAT; Copyright; Contents; Revised Preface; Ancient sources and modern books; Alexander's life and reign: the main events; Alexander in quotes; Special notes and abbreviations; List of maps; 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'?Index of sources; General index

Sommario/riassunto

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 SourcesAlexander's Influences and the Macedonian Background Alexander's Aims Alexander's Battles and Generalship Alexander and the Greeks Ale