| Alexander and the East: The Tragedy of Triumph Revised Edition Contributor(s): Bosworth, A. B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198152620 ISBN-13: 9780198152620 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $109.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1998 Annotation: In this study, Bosworth looks at Alexander the Great's activities in Central Asia and Pakistan, drawing a bleak picture of massacre and repression comparable to the Spanish conquest of Mexico. He investigates the evolution of Alexander's views of empire and concept of universal monarch, and documents the representation of Alexander by historians of antiquity. The book is directed to specialists and general readers alike. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Military - History | Ancient - Greece |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 1460 |
| Series: Clarendon Paperbacks |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.67 lbs) 234 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this study, Bosworth looks at Alexander the Great's activities in Central Asia and Pakistan, drawing a bleak picture of massacre and repression comparable to the Spanish conquest of Mexico. He investigates the evolution of Alexander's views of empire and concept of universal monarch, and documents the representation of Alexander by historians of antiquity. The book is directed to specialists and general readers alike. |