Alexander the Great

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

Alexander the Great: A New History combines traditionalscholarship with contemporary research to offer an innovativetreatment 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'sreligious views, his entourage during his campaign East, hissexuality, the influence of his legacy, and his representations inart and cinema* Discusses Alexander's influence, from his impact on hiscontemporaries to his portrayals in recent Hollywood films* A highly informed and enjoyable resource for students andinterested general readers

List of Figures viiList of Contributors viiiChronology ixPreface and Acknowledgments xivAbbreviations xvJournal and Serial Abbreviations xviiMap xxIntroduction 11 The Macedonian Background 7Michael Zahrnt2 Alexander's Conquest of Asia 26Waldemar Heckel3 The Diadochi, or Successors to Alexander 53Patrick Wheatley4 A King and His Army 69Waldemar Heckel5 The Court of Alexander the Great as Social System 83Gregor Weber6 Alexander and the Greeks 99The Corinthian LeagueElisabetta Poddighe7 Alexander and the Greeks 121Artists and Soldiers, Friends and EnemiesLawrence A. Tritle8 The Empire of Darius III in Perspective 141Pierre Briant9 Alexander and the Persian Empire, between "Decline" and "Renovation" 171History and HistoriographyPierre Briant10 Alexander and his "Terrible Mother" 189Elizabeth D. Carney11 Alexander's Sex Life 203Daniel Ogden12 Heroes, Cults, and Divinity 218Boris Dreyer13 Alexander's Image in the Age of the Successors 235Alexander Meeus14 Roman Alexanders 251Epistemology and IdentityDiana Spencer15 The Construction of a New Ideal 275The Official Portraiture of Alexander the GreatCatie Mihalopoulos16 Power, Passion, and Patrons 294Alexander, Charles Le Brun, and Oliver StoneE. J. BaynhamBibliography 311Index 349