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Many important issues surrounding Alexander the Great's conquest have captured the interest of scholars and general readers since antiquity. This book acquaints us with these issues and their current interpretations, and opens up new directions of investigation as it confronts them. It covers a...
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Brill's companion to Alexander the Great / The classical tradition Preliminary material / Chapter One: The Ancient Evidence for Alexander the Great / Chapter Two: Alexander in Greek and Roman Art / Chapter Three: Alexander, Philip, and the Macedonian Background / Chapter Four: Alexander and the Greeks / Chapter Five: Alexander: The Military Campaign / Chapter Six: The Indian Campaigns, 327-325 BC / Chapter Seven: Alexander and the Persians / Chapter Eight: King and \'Companions:\' Observations on the Nature of Power in the Reign of Alexander / Chapter Nine: Women in Alexander's Court / Chapter Ten: Alexander's Religion and Divinity / Chapter Eleven: Honor in Alexander's Campaign / Chapter Twelve: The legacy of Alexander in Ancient Philosophy / Chapter Thirteen: Alexander the Great and the Macedonian Conflict / Bibliography / Index / |
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Preliminary material / Chapter One: The Ancient Evidence for Alexander the Great / Chapter Two: Alexander in Greek and Roman Art / Chapter Three: Alexander, Philip, and the Macedonian Background / Chapter Four: Alexander and the Greeks / Chapter Five: Alexander: The Military Campaign / Chapter Six: The Indian Campaigns, 327-325 BC / Chapter Seven: Alexander and the Persians / Chapter Eight: King and \'Companions:\' Observations on the Nature of Power in the Reign of Alexander / Chapter Nine: Women in Alexander's Court / Chapter Ten: Alexander's Religion and Divinity / Chapter Eleven: Honor in Alexander's Campaign / Chapter Twelve: The legacy of Alexander in Ancient Philosophy / Chapter Thirteen: Alexander the Great and the Macedonian Conflict / Bibliography / Index / |
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Preliminary material / Chapter One: The Ancient Evidence for Alexander the Great / Chapter Two: Alexander in Greek and Roman Art / Chapter Three: Alexander, Philip, and the Macedonian Background / Chapter Four: Alexander and the Greeks / Chapter Five: Alexander: The Military Campaign / Chapter Six: The Indian Campaigns, 327-325 BC / Chapter Seven: Alexander and the Persians / Chapter Eight: King and \'Companions:\' Observations on the Nature of Power in the Reign of Alexander / Chapter Nine: Women in Alexander's Court / Chapter Ten: Alexander's Religion and Divinity / Chapter Eleven: Honor in Alexander's Campaign / Chapter Twelve: The legacy of Alexander in Ancient Philosophy / Chapter Thirteen: Alexander the Great and the Macedonian Conflict / Bibliography / Index / |
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