Alexander The Great: selections from Arrian, Diodorus, Plutarch, and Quintus Curtius
by Arrian Curtius Rufus, Quintus Diodorus Cronus Mensch, Pamela Plutarch Romm, James S.
Comprising relevant selections from the four ancient writers whose portraits of Alexander the Great still survive--Arrian, Diodorus, Plutarch, and Quintus Curtius--this volume provides a complete narrative of the important events in Alexander's life. The Introduction sets these works in historical context, stretching from the conclusion of the Peloponnesian War through Alexander's conquest of Asia, and provides an assessment of Alexander's historical importance as well as a survey of the centra…
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- Full title :Alexander The Great : selections from Arrian, Diodorus, Plutarch, and Quintus Curtius / edited, with introduction, by James Romm ; translated by Pamela Mensch and James Romm.
Summary
Comprising relevant selections from the four ancient writers whose portraits of Alexander the Great still survive--Arrian, Diodorus, Plutarch, and Quintus Curtius--this volume provides a complete narrative of the important events in Alexander's life. The Introduction sets these works in historical context, stretching from the conclusion of the Peloponnesian War through Alexander's conquest of Asia, and provides an assessment of Alexander's historical importance as well as a survey of the central controversies surrounding his personality, aims and intentions. This edition includes a timeline, map.
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- Publication Date:2005.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Hackett Pub. Co
- Place of Publication:Indianapolis
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2005.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (194 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781603840620, 1603840621, 9781624660276, 1624660274
- oclc:ocn437107687
- LC Classification:DF234.A489
- Dewey Decimal:938.07092
Table of Contents
Front cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Introduction; Chronology; Maps; I Alexander, Prince of Macedonia; II Alexander in Europe; III The War with Darius--Phase I; IV The Egyptian Interlude; V The War with Darius--Phase II; VI The Central Asian Campaigns; VII The Invasion of India; VIII The Final Phase; Glossary of Names, Places, Peoples, and Military Terms; Bibliographical Note; Index; Back cover.
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