The Cambridge Companion to Alexander the Great
Part of Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World
- Editor: Daniel Ogden, University of Exeter
- Date Published: January 2024
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108744676
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Has any ancient figure captivated the imagination of people over the centuries so much as Alexander the Great? In less than a decade he created an empire stretching across much of the Near East as far as India, which led to Greek culture becoming dominant in much of this region for a millennium. Here, an international team of experts clearly explains the life and career of one of the most significant figures in world history. They introduce key themes of his campaign as well as describing aspects of his court and government and exploring the very different natures of his engagements with the various peoples he encountered and their responses to him. The reader is also introduced to the key sources, including the more important fragmentary historians, especially Ptolemy, Aristobulus and Clitarchus, with their different perspectives. The book closes by considering how Alexander's image was manipulated in antiquity itself.
Read more- Offers a detailed survey of Alexander's career articulated principally in terms of the regions he conquered or with which he interacted in the course of his campaign
- Singles out for special treatment a range of over-arching themes relating to Alexander's campaign
- Pays special attention to ancient sources we depend on for knowledge of Alexander, their potential biases, and the different ways in which they present their portraits of him
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‘The book … is handsomely presented, in keeping with what one would expect from Cambridge UP. It is laid out in a helpful manner, with a thorough reference section and index, making effective use of maps along with colour and black & white images throughout.’ K. R. Moore, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
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- Date Published: January 2024
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108744676
- length: 612 pages
- dimensions: 230 x 150 x 30 mm
- weight: 0.965kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
I. Alexander's Life and Career:
1. Alexander's Birth and Childhood Daniel Ogden
2. The Crises Leading up to Alexander's Accession Daniel Ogden
3. Alexander and the Greeks Borja Antela Bernárdez
4. To the Ends of the World: What the Campaign was All About Ed Anson
5. Alexander and Egypt. Timothy Howe
6. Alexander and the Persian. Empire Sabine Müller
7. Alexander and India Richard Stoneman
8. Death, Burial, Last Plans and Aftermath Joseph Roisman
II. Contexts:
9. Macedon Carol J. King
10. Kingship Bill Greenwalt
11. Court and Companions Jeanne Reames
12. Changes and Challenges at Alexander's Court Jeanne Reames
13. The Women of Alexander's Court Elizabeth Carney
14. Religion Hugh Bowden
15. Army and Warfare Carolyn Willekes
16. Alexander's Modern Military Reputation F. S. Naiden
17. Finance and Coinage Kyle Erickson
18. Administration Maxim Kholod
19. Geography, Science and Knowledge of the World Ignacio Molina Marín
III. The Historical and Biographical Tradition:
20. Arrian's Alexander Daniel W. Leon
21. Plutarch's Alexander Philip Bosman
22. Curtius' Alexander Elizabeth Baynham
23. Ptolemy and Aristobulus Frances Pownall
24. Clitarchus' Alexander Luisa Prandi
25. Callisthenes, Chares, Nearchus, Onesicritus and the Mystery of the Royal Journal Christian Djurslev
IV. The Ancient World's Memory of Alexander:
26. The Successors and the Image of Alexander Daniel Ogden
27. Alexander and the Roman Emperors Sulochana Asirvatham
28. The Alexander Romance Christian Djurslev
29. Alexander in Jewish and Early Christian Literature Aleksandra Kleczar
30. Alexander in Ancient Art Agnieszka Fulińska
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