The Cambridge companion to Alexander the Great / edited by Daniel Ogden.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ogden, Daniel, editor.

Series:

Cambridge companions to the ancient world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C.

Alexander.

Greece--History--Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C.

Greece.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiv, 585 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Cover

Half-title page

Series page

Title page

Copyright page

Dedication

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Maps

List of Abbreviations

Notes on the Contributors

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part I Alexander's Life and Career

1: Alexander's Birth and Childhood

2: The Crises Leading up to Alexander's Accession

3: Alexander and the Greeks

4: To the Ends of the World: What the Campaign Was All About

5: Alexander and Egypt

6: Alexander and the Persian Empire

7: Alexander and India

8: Alexander's Death, Last Plans and Burial

Part II Contexts

9: Macedonia

10: Kingship

11: Court and Companions

12: Changes and Challenges at Alexander's Court

13: The Women of Alexander's Court

14: Religion

15: Army and Warfare

16: Alexander's Modern Military Reputation

17: Finance and Coinage

18: The Administration of Alexander's Empire

19: Geography, Science and Knowledge of the World

Part III The Historical and Biographical Tradition

20: Arrian's Alexander

21: Plutarch's Alexander

22: Curtius' Alexander

23: Ptolemy and Aristobulus

24: Clitarchus' Alexander

25: Callisthenes, Chares, Nearchus, Onesicritus and the Mystery of the Royal Journals

Part IV The Ancient World's Memory of Alexander

26: The Successors and the Image of Alexander

27: Alexander and The Roman Emperors

28: The Alexander Romance

29: Alexander in Jewish and Early Christian Literature

30: Alexander in Ancient Art

Alexander's Timeline 356-321 BC

References

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Jan 2024).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781108887427

1108887422

9781108887441

1108887449

9781108888349

1108888348