The Landmark Arrian

James Romm

ISBN 10: 1400079675 / ISBN 13: 9781400079674

Published by Presidio Press, 2012

About this Item

During twelve years of continuous campaigns, Alexander conquered an empire that stretched from the shores of the Adriatic to the edge of modern India. Num Pages: 560 pages, 2-colour maps and illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 183 x 36. Weight in Grams: 972. . 2012. annotated edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Seller Inventory # V9781400079674

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Landmark Arrian
• Publisher: Presidio Press
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1400079675
• ISBN 13: 9781400079674
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Arrian’s Campaigns of Alexander, widely considered the most authoritative history of the brilliant leader’s great conquests, is the latest addition to the acclaimed Landmark series.
 
After twelve years of hard-fought campaigns, Alexander the Great controlled a vast empire that was bordered by the Adriatic sea to the west and modern-day India to the east. Arrian, himself a military commander, combines his firsthand experience of battle with material from Ptolemy’s memoirs and other ancient sources to compose a singular portrait of Alexander. This vivid and engaging new translation of Arrian will fascinate readers who are interested in classical studies, the history of warfare, and the origins of East­–West tensions still swirling in Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan today. Enriched by the series’ trademark comprehensive maps, illustrations, and annotations, and with contributions from the preeminent classical scholars of today, The Landmark Arrian: The Campaigns of Alexander is the definitive edition of this essential work of ancient history.

About the Author

James Romm is James H. Ottaway Jr. Professor of Classics at Bard College. He has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities. His books include The Edges of the Earth in Ancient Thought and the forthcoming Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the War for Crown and Empire.
 
Robert B. Strassler is an unaffiliated scholar who holds an honorary Doctorate of Humanities and Letters from Bard College and is chairman of the Aston Magna Foundation for Music and the Humanities. He lives in Brookline, Massachusetts.