Alexander the Great
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Alexander the Great

  1. 144 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

Alexander the Great

About this book

Alexander the Great by Richard Stoneman is an introduction to the career and impact of the great Macedonian conqueror and the main themes of his reign. As well as tackling problems of interpretation, the author includes:

  • an examination of the written and other sources and the problems of working with them
  • discussion of archaeological and numismatic evidence
  • an outline of the Macedonian background
  • insight into Alexander's education and ideas
  • exploration of Alexander's claim to divinity
  • assessment of Alexander's short and long-term achievements
  • a study of his influence in antiquity.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2004
Print ISBN
9780415319324
eBook ISBN
9781134364664

Table of contents

  1. COVER PAGE
  2. TITLE PAGE
  3. COPYRIGHT PAGE
  4. LANCASTER PAMPHLETS IN ANCIENT HISTORY
  5. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  6. PREFACE
  7. ABBREVIATIONS
  8. GENEALOGY
  9. CHRONOLOGY
  10. 1: INTRODUCTION: THE SOURCES
  11. 2: THE MACEDONIAN BACKGROUND
  12. 3: THE CONSOLIDATION OF ALEXANDER’S RULE
  13. 4: THE WAR IN ASIA MINOR
  14. 5: SON OF AMMON
  15. 6: THE CONQUEST OF PERSIA
  16. 7: THE EXPEDITION TO INDIA
  17. 8: ALEXANDER IN BABYLON
  18. 9: CONCLUSION
  19. GUIDETO FURTHER READING