The Conquests of Alexander the Great (Key Conflicts of Classical Antiquity)

Heckel, Waldemar

ISBN 10: 0521842476 / ISBN 13: 9780521842471

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2008

About this Item

Waldemar Heckel provides an engaging and balanced overview of the conquests of Alexander the Great. Series: Key Conflicts of Classical Antiquity. Num Pages: 242 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 490. . 2008. Illustrated. hardcover. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Conquests of Alexander the Great (Key Conflicts of Classical Antiquity)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521842476
• ISBN 13: 9780521842471
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In this book, Waldemar Heckel provides a revisionist overview of the conquests of Alexander the Great. Emphasizing the aims and impact of his military expeditions, the political consequences of military action, and the use of propaganda, both for motivation and justification, his underlying premise is that the basic goals of conquest and the keys to military superiority have not changed dramatically over the millennia. Indeed, as Heckel makes clear, many aristocratic and conquest societies are remarkably similar to that of Alexander in their basic aims and organization.

About the Author

Waldemar Heckel is a professor in the department of Greek and Roman studies at the University of Calgary. A scholar of the age of Alexander the Great, he is the author of The Marshals of Alexander's Empire and Who's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great: Prosopography of Alexander's Empire, which was listed by the Times Literary Supplement as among 'the best books of 2006'. Dr Heckel is one of the founding editors of the Ancient History Bulletin and has collaborated with J. C. Yardley on a number of translations of, and commentaries on, the Alexander Historians.