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Beschreibung
This book attempts to analyse and evaluate in detail the sources of information that the ancient writers Plutarch and Arrian drew on.
This book attempts to analyse and evaluate in detail the sources of information that the ancient writers Plutarch and Arrian drew on.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface; Abbreviations and select bibliography; Prolegomena; Part I. Plutarch's Sources for the Narrative Passages: 1. Alexander's origin, boyhood and relations with Philip; 2. Balkan campaign, sack of Thebes and landing in Asia; 3. The set battles in Asia; 4. Alexander and Darius; 5. Phoenicia, Egypt, Mesopotamia and Parthia; 6. Conspiracies and Callisthenes; 7. Bactria, India and Carmania; 8. Persia and Babylonia; 9. Attributions and deductions; Part II: 10. Plutarch's reflective passages and Alexander's personality; Part III. Arrian's Sources for the Anabasis Alexandrou: 11. The methodology of Arrian; 12. From Macedonia to the Tanaïs; 13. From the Tanaïs to the Indus valley; 14. Advance from Nysa and return to the Hydaspes; 15. From the Hydaspes to Persepolis; 16. The last year of Alexander's life; Part IV: 17. The personality of Arrian and his choice and use of sources; Index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780521714716
ISBN-10: 0521714710
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Hammond, N. G. L.
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 216 x 140 x 21 mm
Von/Mit: N. G. L. Hammond
Erscheinungsdatum: 13.08.2007
Gewicht: 0,513 kg
Artikel-ID: 101988853