Alexander and the East: The Tragedy of Triumph (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780198152620)

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.

Author: A. B. Bosworth
ISBN-10: 0198152620
ISBN-13: 9780198152620
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Language: English
Published: 12/17/1998
Pages: 234
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.54d