Alexander the Great : the hunt for a new past /

Cartledge, Paul.

Alexander the Great : the hunt for a new past / Paul Cartledge. - 1st ed. - Woodstock : Overlook Press, 2004. - 368 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-347) and index.

The fame of Alexander -- Alexander's world -- Young Alexander (356-334 BCE) -- Alexander and the Macedonians -- Alexander and the Greeks -- Alexander: conqueror of Persia (334-327 BCE) -- The generalship of Alexander -- Alexander and the Persians -- The final years (327-323 BCE) -- Alexander the man -- The divinity of Alexander -- The legends and legacies of Alexander.

1585675652 (alk. paper)

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Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C.


Generals--Greece--Biography.


Greece--History--Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C.
Greece--Kings and rulers--Biography.

DF 234 / .C285 2004