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An exciting series that provides students with direct access to the ancient world by offering new translations of extracts from its key texts.

Description

DESCRIPTION

Alexander the Great famously brought the mighty Persian Empire’s two-hundred year rule to an end, but the figure behind this phenomenon often eludes us. This book invites students to follow Alexander’s remarkable story and to engage with a variety of perspectives on him as king, general and human being. Notes provide helpful contextual information for these excerpts while questions challenge readers to embark on their own investigations of this fascinating individual, who continues to rival all others in historical significance.
Contents
FEATURES
- Clear, user-friendly layout is accessible for a range of students, both Classicists and those studying more general topics in Classical and ancient history and civilisation.
- New translations of key passages of Latin and Greek written in approachable, readable English that can be easily accessed by all students.
- Translation and commentaries by key scholars in the Classical field provide readable, informative texts with broad appeal.
CONTENTS
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 From birth to kingship
- 2 Into Asia
- 3 Issus and Egypt
- 4 Gaugamela to the death of Darius
- 5 East to India
- 6 Back towards Babylon
- Epilogue
- Ancient sources
- Further reading and references
- Glossary