Alexander the great
a new history
- ISBN: 9781405130820
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Fecha de la edición: 2009
- Lugar de la edición: Oxford. Reino Unido
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 25 cm
- Nº Pág.: 366
- Idiomas: Inglés
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
Table of contents: Contributors.List of figures.Maps.Preface The Editors.1. The Macedonian Background.Michael Zahrnt.2. Alexanders Conquests.Waldemar Heckel.3. After Alexander: the Diadochoi.Patrick Wheatley.4. Alexanders Image in the Age of the Successors.Alexander Meeus.5. King and Army.Waldemar Heckel.6. The Court of Alexander as Social System.Gregor Weber.7. Alexander and the Greeks: the Corinthian League.Elisabetta Poddighe.8. Alexander and the Greeks, II: Artists and Soldiers, Friends and Enemies.Lawrence A. Tritle.9. The Empire of Darius III in Perspective.Pierre Briant.10. Alexander and the Persian Empire, between decline and renovation: History and Historiography.Pierre Briant.11. Alexander and his Terrible Mother.Elizabeth D. Carney.12. Alexanders Sex Life.Daniel Ogden.13. Heroes, Cults and Divinity.Boris Dreyer.14. The Roman Alexander.Diana Spencer.15. The Construction of a New Ideal: The Official Portraiture of Alexander the Great.Catie Mihalopoulos.16. Power, Passion and Patrons: Alexander, Charles Le Brun and Oliver Stone.E.J. Baynham.Bibliography.Index
Edited by Waldemar Heckel and Lawrence A. Tritle
