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Professor Bosworth and Dr Baynham have collected together ten contributions by leading scholars in the field of Alexander studies which represent the most advanced scholarship in this area. The contributions cover subjects of central importance, such as imperial ideology, conspiracy and its political manipulation, and panhellenism. The essays address issues of historiography and historical interpretation, and advance challenging new hypotheses.
This, the second volume of a magisterial commentary on the work of the historian Arrian, deals in depth with a crucial period (329-326 BC) of the reign of Alexander the Great. It discusses some of the earliest datable evidence for the history of Central Asia and Pakistan, and analyses Alexander's views of sovereignty and divinity. Professor Bosworth is the leading authority on Arrian, and his commentary should become a classic work of reference for historians.
This major study by a leading expert is dedicated to the thirty
years after the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC. It deals
with the emergence of the Successor monarchies and examines the
factors which brought success and failure. Some of the central
themes are the struggle for pre-eminence after Alexander's death,
the fate of the Macedonian army of conquest, and the foundation of
Seleucus' monarchy. Bosworth also examines the statesman and
historian Hieronymus of Cardia, concentrating on his treatment of
widow burning in India and nomadism in Arabia. Another highlight is
the first full analysis of the epic struggle between Antigonus and
Eumenes (318-316), one of the most important and decisive campaigns
of the ancient world.
This book attempts to achieve a new perspective in evaluating the
sources of Alexander's reign. Instead of concentrating upon the
lost first generation historians, Professor Bosworth focuses upon
what is extant, in particular the work of Arrian, the most
respected writer on the period. Through a rigorous examination of
their methods, he strips away some of the encrustation from the
persona of Alexander, allowing a less warped picture to emerge. As
well as examining the attitudes of Arrian to his subject matter, he
looks at his approach to his sources, his techniques in writing
speeches, and the degree to which he imposes his own judgement on
his subject matter. The results obtained are then brought directly
to bear on two vital problems of documentation: the Royal Journals
of Alexander and his purported Last Plans.
Professor Bosworth and Dr Baynham have collected together ten contributions by leading experts in the field of Alexander studies which represent the most advanced scholarship in this area. The contributions cover subjects of central importance, such as imperial ideology, conspiracy and its political manipulation, and panhellenism. The essays address issues of historiography and historical interpretation, and advance challenging new hypotheses.
This major study by a leading expert examines the colourful and turbulent period after the death of Alexander the Great and the extraordinary people who created the Successor monarchies. It explains how and why Alexander's empire was split up, and investigates the fate of the Macedonian army of conquest. A highlight is the first full study of the great campaign in Iran (winter 317/16) when Alexander's men, led by the greatest strategists of their time, fought each other in the salt desert.
In this study Brian Bosworth looks at the critical period between
329 and 325 BC, when Alexander the Great was active in Central Asia
and what is now Pakistan. He documents Alexander's relations with
the peoples he conquered, and addresses the question of what it
meant to be on the receiving end of the conquest, drawing a bleak
picture of massacre and repression. At the same time Alexander's
views of empire are investigated, his attitude to his subjects, and
the development of his concepts of personal divinity and universal
monarchy. Analogies are thus drawn with the Spanish conquest of
Mexico, which has a comparable historiographical tradition and
parallels many of Alexander's dealings with his subjects. Although
of concern to the specialist, this book is equally directed at the
general reader interested in the history of Alexander and the
morality of empire.
In this study Brian Bosworth looks at the critical period between
329 and 325 BC, when Alexander the Great was active in Central Asia
and what is now Pakistan. He documents Alexander's relations with
the peoples he conquered, and addresses the question of what it
meant to be on the receiving end of the conquest, drawing a bleak
picture of massacre and repression. At the same time Alexander's
views of empire are investigated, his attitude to his subjects, and
the development of his concepts of personal divinity and universal
monarchy. Analogies are thus drawn with the Spanish conquest of
Mexico, which has a comparable historiographical tradition and
parallels many of Alexander's dealings with his subjects. Although
of concern to the specialist, this book is equally directed at the
general reader interested in the history of Alexander and the
morality of empire.
An acclaimed historical survey of the reign of Alexander the Great draws on ancient sources to present a new account of the turbulent period, focusing on the acquisition and control of empire and a detailed account of Alexander's battles and campaigns.
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