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Alexander the Great
Bloomsbury Publishing 2013; US$ 30.99Alexander the Great's life and career are here examined through the major issues surrounding his reign. What were Alexander's ultimate ambitions? Why did he pursue his own deification while alive? Did he actually set the world in a new groove' as has been claimed by some scholars? And was his death natural or the result of a... more...
Marshals of Alexander's Empire
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95This book presents for the first time in English a detailed study of the closest friends and most trusted commanders of Alexander the Great - their career-progress, their rivalry with one another, and their influence on Alexander. The Marshals of Alexander's Empire is a blend of biography and prosopography that sheds light on some of the most dynamic... more...
Alexander of Macedon, 356?323 B.C.
University of California Press 2012; US$ 29.95Until recently, popular biographers and most scholars viewed Alexander the Great as a genius with a plan, a romantic figure pursuing his vision of a united world. His dream was at times characterized as a benevolent interest in the brotherhood of man, sometimes as a brute interest in the exercise of power. Green, a Cambridge-trained classicist who... more...
Into the Land of Bones
University of California Press 2012; US$ 24.95The so-called first war of the twenty-first century actually began more than 2,300 years ago when Alexander the Great led his army into what is now a sprawling ruin in northern Afghanistan. Frank L. Holt vividly recounts Alexander's invasion of ancient Bactria, situating in a broader historical perspective America's war in Afghanistan. more...
Collected Papers on Alexander the Great
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 135.00Professor Ernst Badian (1925-2011) was one of the most influential Alexander historians of the twentieth century. His first articles on the subject appeared in 1958, and he continued for a full fifty years to reshape scholarly perception of the reign of Alexander the Great. A steady output of articles was reinforced by lectures and reviews in his... more...
Alexander the Great
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 43.95This exciting new edition is an indispensable guide for undergraduates to the study of Alexander the Great, showing the problems of the ancient source material, and making it clear that there is no single approach to be taken. The twelve thematic chapters contain a broad selection of the most significant published articles about Alexander, examining... more...
Alexander the Great
Wiley 2011; US$ 51.95Alexander 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... more...
Alexander the Great
The History Press 2011; US$ 10.19King Alexander III 'the Great' of Macedon was one of the greatest military commanders the world has ever known. This book seeks to dispel some of the myths which have grown up around him and to provide an up-to-date account of his life. This includes the Macedonian background and Alexander's early years, his campaigns in Thrace and Illyria and the... more...
Alexander der Große
Primus Verlag 2011; US$ 11.86Hauptbeschreibung Von Alexander dem Großen existieren heute viele Bilder: Er ist Endecker, Forscher, Eroberer, Kulturbringer, Städtegründer, Zerstörer, Segen und Geißel der Menschheit. Nach Meinung der einen betrieb er die Aussöhnung des Westens mit dem Osten, öffnete Europa den Zugang zu einer neuen Welt, nach Meinung der anderen vernichtete er... more...
From Alexander to Jesus
University of California Press 2010; US$ 55.00Scholars have long recognized the relevance to Christianity of the many stories surrounding the life of Alexander the Great, who claimed to be the son of Zeus. But until now, no comprehensive effort has been made to connect the mythic life and career of Alexander to the stories about Jesus and to the earliest theology of the nascent Christian churches.... more...









