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
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of Figures vii
List of Contributors viii
Chronology ix
Preface and Acknowledgments xiv
Abbreviations xv
Journal and Serial Abbreviations xvii
Map xx
Introduction 1
1 The Macedonian Background 7
Michael Zahrnt
2 Alexander’s Conquest of Asia 26
Waldemar Heckel
3 The Diadochi, or Successors to Alexander 53
Patrick Wheatley
4 A King and His Army 69
Waldemar Heckel
5 The Court of Alexander the Great as Social System 83
Gregor Weber
6 Alexander and the Greeks 99
The Corinthian League
Elisabetta Poddighe
7 Alexander and the Greeks 121
Artists and Soldiers, Friends and Enemies
Lawrence A. Tritle
8 The Empire of Darius III in Perspective 141
Pierre Briant
9 Alexander and the Persian Empire, between ‚Decline‘ and ‚Renovation‘ 171
History and Historiography
Pierre Briant
10 Alexander and his ‚Terrible Mother‘ 189
Elizabeth D. Carney
11 Alexander’s Sex Life 203
Daniel Ogden
12 Heroes, Cults, and Divinity 218
Boris Dreyer
13 Alexander’s Image in the Age of the Successors 235
Alexander Meeus
14 Roman Alexanders 251
Epistemology and Identity
Diana Spencer
15 The Construction of a New Ideal 275
The Official Portraiture of Alexander the Great
Catie Mihalopoulos
16 Power, Passion, and Patrons 294
Alexander, Charles Le Brun, and Oliver Stone
E. J. Baynham
Bibliography 311
Index 349
Über den Autor
Waldemar Heckel is Professor of Ancient History at the
University of Calgary. His publications include Who’s Who in the
Age of Alexander the Great (Blackwell, 2005), Alexander the
Great: Historical Sources in Translation (with J.C. Yardley,
Blackwell, 2003), Crossroads of History: The Age of
Alexander (with L.A. Tritle, 2003), The Wars of Alexander
the Great (2002), and The Marshals of Alexander’s
Empire (1992).
Lawrence A. Tritle is Professor of History at Loyola
Marymount University. He is author and editor of The
Peloponnesian War (2004), From Melos to My Lai. War and
Survival (2000), The Greek World in the Fourth Century
(1997) and Phocion the Good (1988), as well as numerous
articles on Greek history.
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