Alexander the Great in His WorldISBN: 978-0-631-23245-2
Hardcover
304 pages
November 2006, Wiley-Blackwell
 Other Available Formats: Paperback
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- A dynamic portrait of one of antiquity's most important
figures.
- Places Alexander the Great within the context of his time,
place, culture, and ancestry in order to discover what influences
shaped his life and career.
- Seeks to define the motivation, goals, and inner being of
Alexander through the influences on him from his birth to
death.
- Examines how Alexander's father, King Philip II, and mother,
Olympias, affected his development.
- Considers how Alexander's engagement with Greek culture,
especially his relationship with Aristotle, contributed to his
achievements.
- Asks whether it was Alexander's influences or his departure from them that distinguished him.
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