Alexander the Great and His Empire : : A Short Introduction /

Alexander the Great and His Empire : : A Short Introduction / / Pierre Briant.

This is the first publication in English of Pierre Briant's classic short history of Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persian empire, from the Mediterranean to Central Asia. Eschewing a conventional biographical focus, this is the only book in any language that sets the rise of Alexan...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
VerfasserIn:
Briant, Pierre,
TeilnehmendeR:
Kuhrt, Amélie.
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2012]
©2010
Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (216 p.) :; 10 halftones. 2 maps.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Translator's Note
  • Foreword to the American Edition
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter I. The Major Stages of the Conquest (334-323
  • Chapter II. The Origins and Objectives of the Conquest
  • Chapter III. Resistance to the Conquest
  • Chapter IV. The Administration, Defense, and Exploitation of the Conquered Lands
  • Chapter V. Alexander among Macedonians, Greeks, and Iranians
  • Conclusion
  • An Introductory Bibliography
  • Appendix
  • Index of Toponyms
  • General Index

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