Alexander and the East: The Tragedy of Triumph

by Albert Brian Bosworth

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198149913
• ISBN13: 9780198149910
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.8"