The Landmark Arrian: The Campaigns of Alexander
The Landmark Arrian is an important new edition of The Campaigns of Alexander, the most authoritative ancient account of one of the world’s most brilliant military leaders.\ \ During twelve years of continuous campaigns, Alexander conquered an empire that stretched from the shores of the Adriatic to the edge of modern India. Arrian’s history of those conquests, the most reliable and detailed account to emerge from the ancient world, is a work that will fascinate readers interested in...
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The Landmark Arrian is an important new edition of The Campaigns of Alexander, the most authoritative ancient account of one of the world’s most brilliant military leaders. During twelve years of continuous campaigns, Alexander conquered an empire that stretched from the shores of the Adriatic to the edge of modern India. Arrian’s history of those conquests, the most reliable and detailed account to emerge from the ancient world, is a work that will fascinate readers interested in classical studies, the history of warfare, and the origins of East-West tensions that still simmer today in Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan. Drawing on Ptolemy’s memoirs and other sources that have not survived antiquity, Arrian’s portrait of Alexander is unmatched for its accuracy and immediacy. Having served as a high Roman official with command of an army, Arrian had a unique perspective on Alexander, imbued with a level of understanding that only firsthand military experience can provide. In the richly illustrated and annotated style of the Landmark series, The Campaigns of Alexander, which features an engaging and eloquent new translation by Pamela Mensch, brings together some of the preeminent classics scholars at work today to create what is certain to be the definitive edition of this essential work of history.
Introduction by Paul Cartledge\ Editor’s Preface by James Romm\ Series Editor’s Preface by Robert B. Strassler\ Acknowledgments\ Chronological Outline of Events in the Anabasis Alexandrou\ Key to Maps\ \ BOOK ONE: The Campaigns in Europe and Western Asia (I)\ BOOK TWO: The Campaigns in Western Asia (II) and Phoenicia BOOK THREE: The Egyptian Sojourn and the Campaign Against Darius BOOK FOUR: The Campaign in Bactria and Sogdiana BOOK FIVE: The Indian Campaign (I)\ BOOK SIX: The Indian Campaign (II) and the Return from the East BOOK SEVEN: The Return to Babylon\ \ Epilogue The Breakup and Decline of Alexander’s Empire, James Romm, Bard College\ \ Appendix A Arrian’s Sources and Reliability, Elizabeth Baynham, University of Newcastle\ \ Appendix B Greek and Macedonian Ethnicity, Eugene N. Borza, The Pennsylvania State University\ \ Appendix C Alexander the Man (and God?), Richard Stoneman, University of Exeter\ \ Appendix D Alexander’s Army and Military Leadership, James Romm, Bard College\ \ Appendix E Alexander’s Inner Circle, Waldemar Heckel, University of Calgary, James Romm, Bard College\ \ Appendix F Money and Finance in the Campaigns of Alexander, Frank L. Holt, University of Houston\ \ Appendix G The Persian Empire and Alexander, Richard Stoneman, University of Exeter\ \ Appendix H Alexander at Persepolis, Eugene N. Borza, The Pennsylvania State University\ \ Appendix I Alexander in Central Asia, Frank L. Holt, University of Houston\ \ Appendix J The Indian Campaign, Richard Stoneman, University of Exeter\ \ Appendix K Alexander’s Policy of Perso-Macedonian Fusion, James Romm, Bard College\ \ Appendix L The Alexander Romance, Richard Stoneman, University of Exeter\ \ Appendix M Alexander and the Greeks, James Romm, Bard College\ \ Appendix N Alexander’s Geographic Notions, James Romm, Bard College\ \ Appendix O Alexander’s Death: A Medical Analysis, Eugene N. Borza, The Pennsylvania State University\ \ Appendix P Alexander’s Death: The Poisoning Rumors, A. B. Bosworth, Macquarie University\ \ Appendix Q The Royal Macedonian Tombs at Aigeai, Eugene N. Borza, The Pennsylvania State University\ \ Appendix R Arrian’s Life and Works, James Romm, Bard College\ \ Ancient Sources\ Bibliography for the General Reader\ Figure Credits\ Index\ Reference Maps and Directory, including the Route of Alexander’s Campaigns
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