Alexander the Great in His World

Carol G. Thomas is Professor of Greek History at the University of Washington. She is the author of many books on Ancient Greece including The Trojan War (2005), Finding People in Early Greece (2005), and Earliest Civilizations: Ancient Greece and the Near East, 3000-200BC (1982).

• List of Figures viList of Maps viiiPreface ixIntroduction 11 Basic Facts, Generally Uncontested, of Alexander’s Life 92 Being Macedonian 223 Being an Argead 554 Being a Neighbor of Greece 985 Surviving by Might 1326 Meeting the Distant Threat 1597 Reconstructing Alexander 191Bibliography 224Index 237

"Every generation, and virtually every scholar has given the world a different Alexander - each one the product of the writer's time and cultural conditioning. This book places Alexander squarely in the only meaningful context, his own geographical and mental world." Waldemar Heckel, University of Calgary“Would serve well as one of several works offered to an undergraduate class … The work is well written and clearly presented.”Bryn Mawr Classical Review "Will provide a basic introduction to her subject which some teachers and students may find helpful." Journal of Classics Teaching “An engaging and persuasive book, which offers a new perspective … .It will maintain the interest of specialists … yet remain accessible to the general reader.” Canadian Journal of History