Alexander the Great in Current Scholarship

Interest in Alexander the Great has never flagged from the time of his death until the present day. The bibliography of Alexander the Great continues to grow at near exponential rates. He was a commander of outstanding ability whose legacy was a world forever changed. However, plagued by a dearth of contemporary sources, scholars still debate his goals, his methods, and his true legacy. Did he envision and work towards a world where the races would be fused into one? Or was he an insatiable conqueror whose values were those of a Genghis Khan or a Tamarlane? Was his empire built on expediency or was it an attempt at a new world order under an absolute monarch. Finally, did Alexander order his own deification, and was this the result of practical administrative and political calculations, or was it the consequence of growing megalomaniacy. All of these interpretations have modern scholarly adherents, although some have come to dominate most current scholarship

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• Alejandro Magno y los pajes reales

  Open Access•Santiago Tuñas Corzón•Espacio Tiempo y Forma Serie II…•2023

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• Artifice and Alexander History

  Elizabeth Carney•Alexander the Great in fact and…•2000

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• Originality and its Limits in the Alexander Sources of the Early Empire

  John Atkinson•Alexander the Great in fact and…•2000

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• Alexander at the Beas

  Philip O Spann•Eye Expanded•1999

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• The Conquests of Alexander the Great

  Open Access•Waldemar Heckel•Conquests of Alexander the Great•2007

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• Who's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great

  Waldemar Heckel•Who's Who in the Age of Alexander…•2006

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• A Historical Commentary On Arrian’S History Of Alexander

  A B Bosworth•A historical commentary on…•1995

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• Plutarch, Alexander

  Ernest A Fredricksmeyer, J R Hamilton•The Classical World•1969

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• Alexander the Great in his World

  Open Access•Carol G Thomas•Alexander the Great in His World•2007

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• Olympias

  Elizabeth Carney•Olympias•2006

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• The Marshals of Alexander's Empire

  Waldemar Heckel, Alice Heckel•Marshals of Alexander's Empire•2005

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• Alexander the Great in Fact and Fiction

  A B Bosworth, E J Baynham•Alexander the Great in fact and…•2000

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• Eumenes of Cardia

  Edward M Anson, Edward Anson•Eumenes of Cardia•2004

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• Transitions to Empire

  Craige Champion, Craige B Champìon et al.•The Classical World•1998

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• Macedonian Judicial Assemblies

  Edward M Anson•Classical Philology•2008

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• The Oracles of Zeus

  H W Parke•The Oracles of Zeus•1967

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• In the Shadow of Olympus

  Eugene N Borza•In the Shadow of Olympus•1990

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• Brill's Companion to Alexander the Great

  Joseph Roisman•Brill's Companion to Alexander…•2003

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• Philip II and Macedonian Imperialism

  John Ellis, John R Ellis•Philip II and Macedonian…•1986

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• Ancient Society and Institutions

  J R Grant, Jeffrey Grant et al.•Phoenix•1967

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