Alexander The Great: A Very Short Introduction

Name: Alexander The Great: A Very Short Introduction
SKU: 9780198706151
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By (author) Hugh Bowden,

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In 336 BC Alexander the Great became king of Macedon. During his twelve-year reign he conquered the Achaemenid Persian Empire, the largest to have yet existed, and in the process had a profound effect on the world he moved through. In this examination of his life and career, Hugh Bowden explores his cultural and historical legacy.

SKU: 9780198706151

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ISBN: 9780198706151

Book Format: Paperback / softback

Pages: 144

Dimensions: 11.1 × 0.8 × 17.4 cm

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Format Paperback / softback | 144 pages
Dimensions 11.1 × 0.8 × 17.4 cm | 126
Publication Date 24 July 2014
Publisher Oxford University Press
Publication City/Country United Kingdom

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Hugh Bowden

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Hugh Bowden is Professor of Ancient History at King's College London. He is an internationally recognised expert on Alexander the Great, and also on religious experience in the Greek world. He is co-editor of the forthcoming Oxford Handbook on Ancient Mystery Cults (*OUP). His books include Mystery Cults in the Ancient World (2010), and Classical Athens & the Delphic Oracle: Divination and Democra cy (2005). He has also published many articles and book chapters on ancient Greek religion and on Alexander the Great.

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