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Alexander the Great: A New History combines traditional
scholarship with contemporary research to offer an innovative
treatment of one of history's most famous figures.
Written by leading experts in the field
Looks at a wide range of diverse topics including Alexander's
religious views, his entourage during his campaign East, his
sexuality, the influence of his legacy, and his representations in
art and cinema
Discusses Alexander's influence, from his impact on his
contemporaries to his portrayals in recent Hollywood films
A highly informed and enjoyable resource for students and
interested general readers
Autorentext
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.
Klappentext
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.
Zusammenfassung
Alexander the Great: A New History combines traditional scholarship with contemporary research to offer an innovative treatment of one of history's most famous figures.
Inhalt
List of Figures vii
List of Contributors viii
Chronology ix
Preface and Acknowledgments xiv
Abbreviations xv
Journal and Serial Abbreviations xvii
Map xx
Introduction 1
1 The Macedonian Background 7
Michael Zahrnt
2 Alexander's Conquest of Asia 26
Waldemar Heckel
3 The Diadochi, or Successors to Alexander 53
Patrick Wheatley
4 A King and His Army 69
Waldemar Heckel
5 The Court of Alexander the Great as Social System 83
Gregor Weber
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 141
Pierre Briant
9 Alexander and the Persian Empire, between Decline and Renovation 171
History and Historiography
Pierre Briant
10 Alexander and his Terrible Mother 189
Elizabeth D. Carney
11 Alexander's Sex Life 203
Daniel Ogden
12 Heroes, Cults, and Divinity 218
Boris Dreyer
13 Alexander's Image in the Age of the Successors 235
Alexander Meeus
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
Bibliography 311
Index 349