LEADER 04021nam 22007934a 450 001 9910450055803321 005 20210615023426.0 010 $a1-282-35812-X 010 $a9786612358128 010 $a0-520-93878-X 010 $a1-59734-457-5 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520938786 035 $a(CKB)1000000000000498 035 $a(EBL)227278 035 $a(OCoLC)475933399 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000276771 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11229935 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000276771 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10232982 035 $a(PQKB)10290272 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000906092 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12441442 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000906092 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10930221 035 $a(PQKB)10583246 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000055816 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC227278 035 $a(OCoLC)56072891 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse30393 035 $a(DE-B1597)521141 035 $a(OCoLC)1114891552 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520938786 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL227278 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10058555 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL235812 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000000498 100 $a20030415d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAlexander the Great and the mystery of the elephant medallions$b[electronic resource] /$fFrank L. Holt 210 $aBerkeley, Calif. $cUniversity of California Press$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (225 p.) 225 1 $aHellenistic culture and society ;$v44 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-520-24483-4 311 0 $a0-520-23881-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 175-189) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tCONTENTS --$tMAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS --$tPREFACE --$tONE. Man of Mystery --$tTWO. A Treasure --$tTHREE. Picking a Fight --$tFOUR. Whose Pachyderm, Whole or Halved? --$tFIVE. Another Treasure --$tSIX. A Closer Look --$tSEVEN. A Dark and Stormy Night --$tAPPENDIX A. THE PUBLISHED ELEPHANT MEDALLIONS --$tAPPENDIX B. SOME POSSIBLE FORGERIES OF THE LARGE MEDALLION --$tAPPENDIX C. THE 1973 IRAQ HOARD --$tINDEX 330 $aTo all those who witnessed his extraordinary conquests, from Albania to India, Alexander the Great appeared invincible. How Alexander himself promoted this appearance-how he abetted the belief that he enjoyed divine favor and commanded even the forces of nature against his enemies-is the subject of Frank L. Holt's absorbing book. Solid evidence for the "supernaturalized" Alexander lies in a rare series of medallions that depict the triumphant young king at war against the elephants, archers, and chariots of Rajah Porus of India at the Battle of the Hydaspes River. Recovered from Afghanistan and Iraq in sensational and sometimes perilous circumstances, these ancient artifacts have long animated the modern historical debate about Alexander. Holt's book, the first devoted to the mystery of these ancient medallions, takes us into the history of their discovery and interpretation, into the knowable facts of their manufacture and meaning, and, ultimately, into the king's own psyche and his frightening theology of war. The result is a valuable analysis of Alexander history and myth, a vivid account of numismatics, and a spellbinding look into the age-old mechanics of megalomania. 410 0$aHellenistic culture and society ;$v44. 606 $aCoins, Ancient 606 $aCoins, Greek 606 $aElephants in numismatics 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCoins, Ancient. 615 0$aCoins, Greek. 615 0$aElephants in numismatics. 676 $a737/.22/0938 700 $aHolt$b Frank Lee$0171564 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450055803321 996 $aAlexander the Great and the mystery of the elephant medallions$92469454 997 $aUNINA