{"product_id":"alexander-the-great-isbn-9781405130820","title":"Alexander the Great","description":"\u003ci\u003eAlexander the Great: A New History\u003c\/i\u003e combines traditional scholarship with contemporary research to offer an innovative treatment of one of history's most famous figures.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by leading experts in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLooks 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses Alexander's influence, from his impact on his contemporaries to his portrayals in recent Hollywood films\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA highly informed and enjoyable resource for students and interested general readers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronology ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJournal and Serial Abbreviations xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMap xx\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Macedonian Background 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Zahrnt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Alexander’s Conquest of Asia 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWaldemar Heckel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Diadochi, or Successors to Alexander 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatrick Wheatley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 A King and His Army 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWaldemar Heckel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Court of Alexander the Great as Social System 83\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGregor Weber\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Alexander and the Greeks 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Corinthian League\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElisabetta Poddighe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Alexander and the Greeks 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArtists and Soldiers, Friends and Enemies\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLawrence A. Tritle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Empire of Darius III in Perspective 141\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePierre Briant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Alexander and the Persian Empire, between “Decline” and “Renovation” 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistory and Historiography\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePierre Briant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Alexander and his “Terrible Mother” 189\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth D. Carney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Alexander’s Sex Life 203\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel Ogden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Heroes, Cults, and Divinity 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoris Dreyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Alexander’s Image in the Age of the Successors 235\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexander Meeus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Roman Alexanders 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpistemology and Identity\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiana Spencer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Construction of a New Ideal 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Official Portraiture of Alexander the Great\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatie Mihalopoulos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Power, Passion, and Patrons 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlexander, Charles Le Brun, and Oliver Stone\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eE. J. Baynham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 349\u003c\/p\u003e  \"This book belongs in all university libraries.\" (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE,\u003c\/i\u003e September 2009)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \"This book is ... '[A] highly informed and enjoyable resource for students and interested general readers.' ... H. and T.'s collection of essays does offer is a synthesis of recent scholarship and current trends that will reward both the general and the specialized reader as well as stimulate further discussion.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Classical Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2009)  \u003cp\u003e\"All in all this volume is certainly to be welcomed. At an affordable price it offers coverage of a comprehensive range of topics, with the 'big names' well represented among the contributors.\" (\u003ci\u003eScholia Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eWaldemar Heckel\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Calgary. His publications include \u003ci\u003eWho's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2005), \u003ci\u003eAlexander the Great: Historical Sources in Translation\u003c\/i\u003e (with J.C. Yardley, Blackwell, 2003), \u003ci\u003eCrossroads of History: The Age of Alexander\u003c\/i\u003e (with L.A. Tritle, 2003), \u003ci\u003eThe Wars of Alexander the Great\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), and \u003ci\u003eThe Marshals of Alexander’s Empire\u003c\/i\u003e (1992). \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLawrence A. Tritle\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History at Loyola Marymount University. He is author and editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Peloponnesian War\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), \u003ci\u003eFrom Melos to My Lai. War and Survival\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), \u003ci\u003eThe Greek World in the Fourth Century\u003c\/i\u003e (1997) and \u003ci\u003ePhocion the Good\u003c\/i\u003e (1988), as well as numerous articles on Greek history.\u003c\/p\u003e  Alexander the Great has been studied and reinterpreted in every culture, from the great thinkers of the Hellenistic age to twenty-first century Hollywood. \u003ci\u003eAlexander the Great: A New History\u003c\/i\u003e offers an innovative treatment of one of history’s most famous figures. \u003cp\u003eBringing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"In the many hundreds of books in print on \u003ci\u003eAlexander the Great\u003c\/i\u003e, few address the larger context of his career. This study by a team of distinguished international scholars, presenting the man, his background and legacy, and his on-going image, fulfills that need triumphantly.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eCarol G. Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e, The University of Washington  \u003cp\u003e\"Is there anything new to be written about Alexander? To judge from this excellent collection of essays, covering an unusually wide range of topics, the answer is most certainly yes.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eJohn Cherry\u003c\/b\u003e, Brown University\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988711882981,"sku":"NP9781405130820","price":42.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405130820.jpg?v=1761781289","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/alexander-the-great-isbn-9781405130820","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}