LEADER 03066oam 2200649I 450 001 9910779042703321 005 20230802004934.0 010 $a1-136-64003-7 010 $a1-136-64004-5 010 $a0-203-80435-X 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203804353 035 $a(CKB)2550000000097982 035 $a(EBL)958800 035 $a(OCoLC)798530402 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000654274 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11940418 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000654274 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10663004 035 $a(PQKB)10768025 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC958800 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL958800 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10542157 035 $a(OCoLC)784953065 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000097982 100 $a20180706d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aAlexander the Great $ea reader /$f[edited by] Ian Worthington 205 $a2nd ed. 210 1$aMilton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ;$aNew York, N.Y. :$cRoutledge,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (449 p.) 300 $a"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso. 311 $a0-415-66743-7 311 $a0-415-66742-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aALEXANDER 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 327 $a12 Alexander: the 'Great'?Index of sources; General index 330 $aThis 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 606 $aGenerals$zGreece$vBiography 607 $aGreece$xHistory$yMacedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C 607 $aGreece$xKings and rulers$vBiography 607 $aGreece$xHistory$yMacedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C$vSources 615 0$aGenerals 676 $a938/.07092 676 $aB 686 $a6,12$2ssgn 701 $aWorthington$b Ian$0188258 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779042703321 996 $aAlexander the Great$93801629 997 $aUNINA