ABSTRACT

This exciting new volume is an indispensable guide for undergraduates to the study of Alexander the Great, showing the problems of the ancient source material, and making it clear that there is no single approach to be taken.
The eleven thematic chapters contain a broad selection of the most significant published articles about Alexander, examining the main areas of debate and discussion:

  • the sources
  • Alexander's background
  • Alexander's aims
  • Alexander and the Greeks
  • Alexander and Asia
  • Alexander, India and the Final Years
  • Alexander as General
  • Alexander and "The unity of Mankind"
  • Alexander and Deification
  • Alexander and Conspiracies
  • Alexander: The 'Great'?

The Reader has the distinctive feature of translating a substantial number of the more inaccessible primary sources; each chapter is also prefaced with a succinct introduction to the topic under consideration.

chapter 1|16 pages

THE SOURCES

chapter 2|25 pages

ALEXANDER’S BACKGROUND

chapter 3|23 pages

ALEXANDER’S AIMS

chapter 4|41 pages

ALEXANDER AND THE GREEKS

chapter 5|42 pages

ALEXANDER AND ASIA

chapter 6|30 pages

ALEXANDER, INDIA AND THE FINAL YEARS

chapter 7|20 pages

ALEXANDER AS GENERAL

chapter 8|38 pages

ALEXANDER AND THE ‘UNITY OF MANKIND’

chapter 9|37 pages

ALEXANDER AND DEIFICATION

chapter 10|23 pages

ALEXANDER AND CONSPIRACIES

chapter 11|30 pages

ALEXANDER: THE ‘GREAT’?