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Informationen zum 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. Klappentext 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 Zusammenfassung Alexander the Great has been studied and reinterpreted in every culture, from the great thinkers of the Hellenistic age to twenty-first century Hollywood. Alexander the Great: A New History offers an innovative treatment of one of history's most famous figures. 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 ...
