03108nam 2200673Ia 450 991095451570332120251117095344.01-136-64003-71-136-64004-50-203-80435-X10.4324/9780203804353(CKB)2550000000097982(EBL)958800(OCoLC)798530402(SSID)ssj0000654274(PQKBManifestationID)11940418(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000654274(PQKBWorkID)10663004(PQKB)10768025(MiAaPQ)EBC958800(Au-PeEL)EBL958800(CaPaEBR)ebr10542157(OCoLC)784953065(OCoLC)707628128(FINmELB)ELB139033(EXLCZ)99255000000009798220110315d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAlexander the Great a reader /[edited by] Ian Worthington2nd ed.Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ;New York Routledge20121 online resource (449 p.)"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada."0-415-66743-7 0-415-66742-9 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.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 conspiracies12 Alexander: the 'Great'?Index of sources; General indexThis 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 AleGeneralsGreeceBiographyGreeceHistoryMacedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.CGreeceKings and rulersBiographyGreeceHistoryMacedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.CSourcesGenerals938/.07092B6,12ssgnWorthington Ian188258MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910954515703321Alexander the Great4467049UNINA