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Alexander the Great : a new history / edited by Waldemar Heckel and Lawrence A. Tritle.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C.
- Alexander.
- Greece--History--Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C.
- Greece.
- History.
- Greece--Kings and rulers--Biography.
- Kings and rulers.
- Generals--Greece--Biography.
- Generals.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 366 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 1 The Macedonian Background / Michael Zahrnt 7
- 2 Alexander's Conquest of Asia / Waldemar Heckel 26
- 3 The Diadochi, or Successors to Alexander / Patrick Wheatley 53
- 4 A King and His Army / Waldemar Heckel 69
- 5 The Court of Alexander the Great as Social System / Gregor Weber 83
- 6 Alexander and the Greeks 99
- The Corinthian League / Elisabetta Poddighe
- 7 Alexander and the Greeks 121
- Artists and Soldiers, Friends and Enemies / Lawrence A. Tritle
- 8 The Empire of Darius III in Perspective / Pierre Briant 141
- 9 Alexander and the Persian Empire, between "Decline" and "Renovation" 171
- History and Historiography / Pierre Briant
- 10 Alexander and his "Terrible Mother" / Elizabeth D. Carney 189
- 11 Alexander's Sex Life / Daniel Ogden 203
- 12 Heroes, Cults, and Divinity / Boris Dreyer 218
- 13 Alexander's Image in the Age of the Successors / Alexander Meeus 235
- 14 Roman Alexanders 251
- Epistemology and Identity / Diana Spencer
- 15 The Construction of a New Ideal 275
- The Official Portraiture of Alexander the Great / Catie Mihalopoulos
- 16 Power, Passion, and Patrons 294
- Alexander, Charles Le Brun, and Oliver Stone / E.J. Baynham.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [311]-348) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781405130813
- 1405130814
- 9781405130820
- 1405130822
- OCLC:
- 232002235
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