LEADER 02675nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910143263503321 005 20230925233250.0 010 $a1-280-85080-9 010 $a9786610850808 010 $a0-470-70616-3 010 $a0-470-77423-1 010 $a1-4051-7828-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000351799 035 $a(EBL)293097 035 $a(OCoLC)476054361 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000100966 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11126991 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000100966 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10060127 035 $a(PQKB)11265840 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC293097 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL293097 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10171441 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL85080 035 $a(PPN)25014509X 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000351799 100 $a20060629d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAlexander the Great in his world /$fCarol G. Thomas 210 $aOxford $cBlackwell$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (268 pages) 225 1 $aBlackwell ancient lives 311 0 $a0-631-23246-X 311 0 $a0-631-23245-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; List of Figures; List of Maps; Preface; Introduction; 1 Basic Facts,Generally Uncontested,of Alexander 's Life; 2 Being Macedonian; 3 Being an Argead; 4 Being a Neighbor of Greece; 5 Surviving by Might; 6 Meeting the Distant Threat; 7 Reconstructing Alexander; Bibliography; Index 330 $aAlexander the Great is one of the most celebrated figures of antiquity. In this book, Carol G. Thomas places this powerful figure within the context of his time, place, culture, and ancestry in order to discover what influences shaped his life and career.The book begins with an exploration of the Macedonia that conditioned the lives of its inhabitants. It also traces such influences on Alexander's life as his royal Argead ancestry, his father, Philip II, and his mother, Olympias. The author examines Alexander's engagement with Greek culture, especially his relationship with Aristotle, 410 0$aBlackwell ancient lives. 606 $aGenerals$zGreece$vBiography 607 $aGreece$xHistory$yMacedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C 607 $aGreece$xKings and rulers$vBiography 615 0$aGenerals 676 $a938.07092 700 $aThomas$b Carol G.$f1938-$0188195 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910143263503321 996 $aAlexander the Great in his world$91119017 997 $aUNINA