Alexander the Great
A New History
(Sprache: Englisch)
Alexander the Great has been studied and reinterpreted in every culture, from the great thinkers of the Hellenistic age to twenty-first century Hollywood. Alexander the Great: A New History offers an innovative treatment of one of history s most famous figures.
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Alexander the Great has been studied and reinterpreted in every culture, from the great thinkers of the Hellenistic age to twenty-first century Hollywood. Alexander the Great: A New History offers an innovative treatment of one of history s most famous figures.
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Alexander the Great has been studied and reinterpreted in every culture, from the great thinkers of the Hellenistic age to twenty-first century Hollywood. Alexander the Great: A New History offers an innovative treatment of one of history's most famous figures.Bringing together leading experts in the field, this book combines traditional scholarship with contemporary research to examine a number of intriguing subjects in Alexander studies. The volume explores such diverse topics as Alexander's religious views, his entourage during his campaign East, his sexuality, the influence of his legacy, and later representations in art and cinema. Reappraisals of the Macedonian army and Macedonian relations with the Greeks complement these new approaches to Alexander's reign.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Alexander the Great “
1. Introduction2. The Epigraphic Evidence
3. The Numismatic Evidence
4. The Archaeological and Art Historical Evidence
5. The Macedonian Background
6. Alexander: the last Achaemenid
7. Alexander and the Greeks
8. Alexander and the Barbarians
9. Alexander as a war leader
10. Alexander's court
11. Heroes, cults and divinity
12. Alexander's Sex Life
13. After Alexander: the Succession and the Diadochs
14. Alexander's Image in the Hellenistic World
15. The Roman Alexander
16. Jewish, Christian and Muslim Alexanders
Sources for further reading
Bibliography
Chronological table
Note: the first 4 chapters will be shorter than the others
Autoren-Porträt
Waldemar Heckel is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Calgary. His publications include Who's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great (Blackwell, 2005), Alexander the Great: Historical Sources in Translation (with J.C. Yardley, Blackwell, 2003), Crossroads of History: The Age of Alexander (with L.A. Tritle, 2003), The Wars of Alexander the Great (2002), and The Marshals of Alexander's Empire (1992).Lawrence A. Tritle is Professor of History at Loyola Marymount University. He is author and editor of The Peloponnesian War (2004), From Melos to My Lai. War and Survival (2000), The Greek World in the Fourth Century (1997) and Phocion the Good (1988), as well as numerous articles on Greek history.
Bibliographische Angaben
- 2009, 1. Auflage, 388 Seiten, Maße: 24,8 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Waldemar Heckel, Lawrence A. Tritle
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 1405130822
- ISBN-13: 9781405130820
- Erscheinungsdatum: 20.02.2009
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
"This book belongs in all university libraries." ( CHOICE, September 2009)"This book is ... [A] highly informed and enjoyable resource for students and interested general readers. ... H. and T. s collection of essays does offer is a synthesis of recent scholarship and current trends that will reward both the general and the specialized reader as well as stimulate further discussion." ( The Classical Journal , November 2009)
"All in all this volume is certainly to be welcomed. At an affordable price it offers coverage of a comprehensive range of topics, with the big names well represented among the contributors." ( Scholia Reviews , 2009)
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