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• catalog abstract ""Alexander the Great was a legend in his lifetime and he remains one today. Before the age of 33, he established a Macedonian empire that stretched from Greece in the west to India in the east. He has become a near-mythical figure whose youth, advancement of Greek culture and spectacular military success are focused on to the exclusion of other aspects of his life; the delusion, paranoia, murderous tendencies, excessive drinking and his belief that he was a god on earth." "In this personal history of Alexander, Ian Worthington discusses not only his dashing image and heroism, but also the downsides to his personality and the disintegration of his empire. The role played by King Philip II, Alexander's pretensions to personal divinity and his failure to marry and to provide a political heir, are uncovered as key factors in his decline and the chaos and bloodshed that followed his death." "Worthington argues that Alexander became corrupted by power and sacrificed the empire his father had sought to establish for his own personal ends. He suggests that Alexander came to believe he was a god, and that this belief characterised his later actions to the detriment of himself and others. Worthington thus questions whether Alexander should be afforded the epithet 'Great' or if he should be known as 'Alexander the Accursed', as the Persians call him today."--Jacket.".
• catalog contributor b13069345.
• catalog coverage "Greece History Macedonian Expansion, 359 B.C.-323 B.C. Sources.".
• catalog coverage "Greece History Macedonian Expansion, 359 B.C.-323 B.C.".
• catalog coverage "Greece Kings and rulers Biography.".
• catalog created "2004.".
• catalog date "2004".
• catalog date "2004.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "2004.".
• catalog description ""Alexander the Great was a legend in his lifetime and he remains one today. Before the age of 33, he established a Macedonian empire that stretched from Greece in the west to India in the east. He has become a near-mythical figure whose youth, advancement of Greek culture and spectacular military success are focused on to the exclusion of other aspects of his life; the delusion, paranoia, murderous tendencies, excessive drinking and his belief that he was a god on earth." "In this personal history of Alexander, Ian Worthington discusses not only his dashing image and heroism, but also the downsides to his personality and the disintegration of his empire. The role played by King Philip II, Alexander's pretensions to personal divinity and his failure to marry and to provide a political heir, are uncovered as key factors in his decline and the chaos and bloodshed that followed his death." "Worthington argues that Alexander became corrupted by power and sacrificed the empire his father had sought to establish for his own personal ends. He suggests that Alexander came to believe he was a god, and that this belief characterised his later actions to the detriment of himself and others. Worthington thus questions whether Alexander should be afforded the epithet 'Great' or if he should be known as 'Alexander the Accursed', as the Persians call him today."--Jacket.".
• catalog description "Alexander's reign: the main events. -- Map of Macedonia and Greece. -- Map of Alexander's empire. -- Introduction: Uncovering the legend. -- Alexander's inheritance. -- Alexander's boyhood. -- King at last. -- The very gates of Asia. -- A bridge of corpses. -- Son of Ra, son of Zeus. -- Lord of Asia. -- Conquest and conspiracy. -- Bactria and Sogdiana. -- India. -- "We'll say goodbye in Babylon" -- Death and disorder. -- Man and God. -- Alexander: the great. -- Philip's ghost.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-242) and index.".
• catalog extent "xix, 251 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "Alexander the Great.".
• catalog identifier "0582772249".
• catalog isFormatOf "Alexander the Great.".
• catalog issued "2004".
• catalog issued "2004.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Harlow ; New York : Pearson Education ltd.,".
• catalog relation "Alexander the Great.".
• catalog spatial "Greece History Macedonian Expansion, 359 B.C.-323 B.C. Sources.".
• catalog spatial "Greece History Macedonian Expansion, 359 B.C.-323 B.C.".
• catalog spatial "Greece Kings and rulers Biography.".
• catalog spatial "Greece".
• catalog subject "Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C.".
• catalog subject "DF234 .W745 2004".
• catalog subject "Generals Greece Biography.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Alexander's reign: the main events. -- Map of Macedonia and Greece. -- Map of Alexander's empire. -- Introduction: Uncovering the legend. -- Alexander's inheritance. -- Alexander's boyhood. -- King at last. -- The very gates of Asia. -- A bridge of corpses. -- Son of Ra, son of Zeus. -- Lord of Asia. -- Conquest and conspiracy. -- Bactria and Sogdiana. -- India. -- "We'll say goodbye in Babylon" -- Death and disorder. -- Man and God. -- Alexander: the great. -- Philip's ghost.".
• catalog title "Alexander the Great : man and God / Ian Worthington.".
• catalog type "Biography. fast".
• catalog type "text".