The Cambridge Companion to Alexander the Great

DANIEL OGDEN is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Exeter. His previous publications include: Polygamy, Prostitutes and Death: The Hellenistic Dynasties (1999; 2nd ed., 2023); (ed.) The Hellenistic World: New Perspectives (2002); (co-ed. with Elizabeth Carney) Philip and Alexander: Father and Son, Lives and Afterlives (2010); Alexander the Great: Myth, Genesis and Sexuality (2011); and The Legend of Seleucus (Cambridge, 2017).

• I. Alexander's Life and Career: 1. Alexander's Birth and Childhood Daniel Ogden; 2. The Crises Leading up to Alexander's Accession Daniel Ogden; 3. Alexander and the Greeks Borja Antela Bernárdez; 4. To the Ends of the World: What the Campaign was All About Ed Anson; 5. Alexander and Egypt. Timothy Howe; 6. Alexander and the Persian. Empire Sabine Müller; 7. Alexander and India Richard Stoneman; 8. Death, Burial, Last Plans and Aftermath Joseph Roisman; II. Contexts: 9. Macedon Carol J. King; 10. Kingship Bill Greenwalt; 11. Court and Companions Jeanne Reames; 12. Changes and Challenges at Alexander's Court Jeanne Reames; 13. The Women of Alexander's Court Elizabeth Carney; 14. Religion Hugh Bowden; 15. Army and Warfare Carolyn Willekes; 16. Alexander's Modern Military Reputation F. S. Naiden; 17. Finance and Coinage Kyle Erickson; 18. Administration Maxim Kholod; 19. Geography, Science and Knowledge of the World Ignacio Molina Marín; III. The Historical and Biographical Tradition: 20. Arrian's Alexander Daniel W. Leon; 21. Plutarch's Alexander Philip Bosman; 22. Curtius' Alexander Elizabeth Baynham; 23. Ptolemy and Aristobulus Frances Pownall; 24. Clitarchus' Alexander Luisa Prandi; 25. Callisthenes, Chares, Nearchus, Onesicritus and the Mystery of the Royal Journal Christian Djurslev; IV. The Ancient World's Memory of Alexander: 26. The Successors and the Image of Alexander Daniel Ogden; 27. Alexander and the Roman Emperors Sulochana Asirvatham; 28. The Alexander Romance Christian Djurslev; 29. Alexander in Jewish and Early Christian Literature Aleksandra Kleczar; 30. Alexander in Ancient Art Agnieszka Fulińska; References; Index.

'The book … is handsomely presented, in keeping with what one would expect from Cambridge UP. It is laid out in a helpful manner, with a thorough reference section and index, making effective use of maps along with colour and black & white images throughout.' K. R. Moore, Bryn Mawr Classical Review