Alexander the Great: Ancient and Modern Perspectives

by Joseph Roisman

This book combines ancient writings with up-to-date analyses, & links biography with history to catalyze classroom discussion. The text includes writings by Strabo, Arrian, Plutarch & Diodorus, complemented by provocative essays by scholars such as A.B. Bosworth, Peter A. Brunt & Ernst Badian.

Genres: History

241 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Joseph Roisman is Professor of Classics at Colby College. He has authored and edited several books, among them Brill’s Companion to Alexander the Great (2003) and The Rhetoric of Manhood: Masculinity in the Attic Orators (2005).

Reviews

[Erik Graff · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a collection of the ancient sources about Alexander--all of them much later than his lifetime--and modern commentaries and essays designed as an adjunct to classroom discussion.