Alexander the Great and His Empire
A S H O R T I N T R O D U C T I O N
(continued from front fl ap) a new foreword and conclusion, updated the Briant main text and the thematic annotated bibli- ography, and added a substantial appendix in Alexander the Great which he assesses the current state of scholar- AND HIS EMPIRE ship on Alexander and suggests some direc- tions for future research. A SHORT INTRODUCTION More than ever, this masterful work pro- AND HIS EMPIRE vides an original and important perspective on Pierre Briant Alexander and his empire. Translated by Amélie Kuhrt
This is the fi rst publication in English of Pierre - Pierre Briant is the Profes- Briant’s classic short history of Alexander the sor of the History and Civi- Great’s conquest of the Persian empire, from lization of the Achaemenid
the Mediterranean to Central Asia. Eschewing
World and the Empire of
a conventional biographical focus, this is the
Alexander the Great at the
only book in any language that sets the rise
Collège de France. His many
of Alexander’s short-lived empire within the
books include From Cyrus to
broad context of ancient Near Eastern history
Alexander: A History of the
under Achaemenid Persian rule, as well as
Persian Empire.
against Alexander’s Macedonian background.
As a renowned historian of both the Mace- donians and the Persians, Briant is uniquely able to assess Alexander’s signifi cance from “In this long-awaited translation, Pierre Briant’s study of Alexander the viewpoint of both the conquerors and the the Great finally reaches English readers. Briant’s account reveals excit- conquered, and to trace what changed and what ing new connections to this old story of Greek triumph, illuminating stayed the same as Alexander and the Hel-
the vibrant Persian Empire as never before and giving us a picture of AN lenistic world gained ascendancy over Darius’s N
Alexander that is different from the often distorted accounts that have D Persia.
prevailed since the Enlightenment. This is a book not to be missed.” HI After a short account of Alexander’s life I Jacket illustration: Pietro da Cortona (1596–1669), —Lawrence Tritle, Loyola Marymount University S before his landing in Asia Minor, the book EM
The Battle of Alexander against King Dareios. Can- M gives a brief overview of the major stages of his vas, 173 x 375 cm. Pinacoteca Capitolina, Musei “Pierre Briant is a scholar of the highest international standing. His PI conquest. This background sets the stage for a Capitolini, Rome, Italy. Photo Credit: Erich Lessing book is set apart from the plethora of biographies of Alexander the RRE series of concise thematic chapters that explore
/ Art Resource, NY. Great by its focus on his origins and aims, the way he administered the origins and objectives of the conquest; the nature and signifi cance of the resistance it met; Author photo credit: © Patrick Imbert and Collège and organized his empire, and especially his impact on the areas he the administration, defense, and exploitation de France 2007 conquered, the last of which almost no other books address.” of the conquered lands; the varying nature of —Ian Worthington, author of Alexander the Great: Alexander’s relations with the Macedonians, Man and God and Philip II of Macedonia Greeks, and Persians; and the problems of suc- Jacket design by Lorraine Betz Doneker cession following Alexander’s death. For this translation, Briant has written
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(continued from front fl ap) a new foreword and conclusion, updated the Briant main text and the thematic annotated bibli- ography, and added a substantial appendix in Alexander the Great which he assesses the current state of scholar- AND HIS EMPIRE ship on Alexander and suggests some direc- tions for future research. A SHORT INTRODUCTION More than ever, this masterful work pro- AND HIS EMPIRE vides an original and important perspective on Pierre Briant Alexander and his empire. Translated by Amélie Kuhrt
This is the fi rst publication in English of Pierre - Pierre Briant is the Profes- Briant’s classic short history of Alexander the sor of the History and Civi- Great’s conquest of the Persian empire, from lization of the Achaemenid
the Mediterranean to Central Asia. Eschewing
World and the Empire of
a conventional biographical focus, this is the
Alexander the Great at the
only book in any language that sets the rise
Collège de France. His many
of Alexander’s short-lived empire within the
books include From Cyrus to
broad context of ancient Near Eastern history
Alexander: A History of the
under Achaemenid Persian rule, as well as
Persian Empire.
against Alexander’s Macedonian background.
As a renowned historian of both the Mace- donians and the Persians, Briant is uniquely able to assess Alexander’s signifi cance from “In this long-awaited translation, Pierre Briant’s study of Alexander the viewpoint of both the conquerors and the the Great finally reaches English readers. Briant’s account reveals excit- conquered, and to trace what changed and what ing new connections to this old story of Greek triumph, illuminating stayed the same as Alexander and the Hel-
the vibrant Persian Empire as never before and giving us a picture of AN lenistic world gained ascendancy over Darius’s N
Alexander that is different from the often distorted accounts that have D Persia.
prevailed since the Enlightenment. This is a book not to be missed.” HI After a short account of Alexander’s life I Jacket illustration: Pietro da Cortona (1596–1669), —Lawrence Tritle, Loyola Marymount University S before his landing in Asia Minor, the book EM
The Battle of Alexander against King Dareios. Can- M gives a brief overview of the major stages of his vas, 173 x 375 cm. Pinacoteca Capitolina, Musei “Pierre Briant is a scholar of the highest international standing. His PI conquest. This background sets the stage for a Capitolini, Rome, Italy. Photo Credit: Erich Lessing book is set apart from the plethora of biographies of Alexander the RRE series of concise thematic chapters that explore
/ Art Resource, NY. Great by its focus on his origins and aims, the way he administered the origins and objectives of the conquest; the nature and signifi cance of the resistance it met; Author photo credit: © Patrick Imbert and Collège and organized his empire, and especially his impact on the areas he the administration, defense, and exploitation de France 2007 conquered, the last of which almost no other books address.” of the conquered lands; the varying nature of —Ian Worthington, author of Alexander the Great: Alexander’s relations with the Macedonians, Man and God and Philip II of Macedonia Greeks, and Persians; and the problems of suc- Jacket design by Lorraine Betz Doneker cession following Alexander’s death. For this translation, Briant has written
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(continued from front fl ap) a new foreword and conclusion, updated the Briant main text and the thematic annotated bibli- ography, and added a substantial appendix in Alexander the Great which he assesses the current state of scholar- AND HIS EMPIRE ship on Alexander and suggests some direc- tions for future research. A SHORT INTRODUCTION More than ever, this masterful work pro- AND HIS EMPIRE vides an original and important perspective on Pierre Briant Alexander and his empire. Translated by Amélie Kuhrt
This is the fi rst publication in English of Pierre - Pierre Briant is the Profes- Briant’s classic short history of Alexander the sor of the History and Civi- Great’s conquest of the Persian empire, from lization of the Achaemenid
the Mediterranean to Central Asia. Eschewing
World and the Empire of
a conventional biographical focus, this is the
Alexander the Great at the
only book in any language that sets the rise
Collège de France. His many
of Alexander’s short-lived empire within the
books include From Cyrus to
broad context of ancient Near Eastern history
Alexander: A History of the
under Achaemenid Persian rule, as well as
Persian Empire.
against Alexander’s Macedonian background.
As a renowned historian of both the Mace- donians and the Persians, Briant is uniquely able to assess Alexander’s signifi cance from “In this long-awaited translation, Pierre Briant’s study of Alexander the viewpoint of both the conquerors and the the Great finally reaches English readers. Briant’s account reveals excit- conquered, and to trace what changed and what ing new connections to this old story of Greek triumph, illuminating stayed the same as Alexander and the Hel-
the vibrant Persian Empire as never before and giving us a picture of AN lenistic world gained ascendancy over Darius’s N
Alexander that is different from the often distorted accounts that have D Persia.
prevailed since the Enlightenment. This is a book not to be missed.” HI After a short account of Alexander’s life I Jacket illustration: Pietro da Cortona (1596–1669), —Lawrence Tritle, Loyola Marymount University S before his landing in Asia Minor, the book EM
The Battle of Alexander against King Dareios. Can- M gives a brief overview of the major stages of his vas, 173 x 375 cm. Pinacoteca Capitolina, Musei “Pierre Briant is a scholar of the highest international standing. His PI conquest. This background sets the stage for a Capitolini, Rome, Italy. Photo Credit: Erich Lessing book is set apart from the plethora of biographies of Alexander the RRE series of concise thematic chapters that explore
/ Art Resource, NY. Great by its focus on his origins and aims, the way he administered the origins and objectives of the conquest; the nature and signifi cance of the resistance it met; Author photo credit: © Patrick Imbert and Collège and organized his empire, and especially his impact on the areas he the administration, defense, and exploitation de France 2007 conquered, the last of which almost no other books address.” of the conquered lands; the varying nature of —Ian Worthington, author of Alexander the Great: Alexander’s relations with the Macedonians, Man and God and Philip II of Macedonia Greeks, and Persians; and the problems of suc- Jacket design by Lorraine Betz Doneker cession following Alexander’s death. For this translation, Briant has written
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(continued from front fl ap) a new foreword and conclusion, updated the Briant main text and the thematic annotated bibli- ography, and added a substantial appendix in Alexander the Great which he assesses the current state of scholar- AND HIS EMPIRE ship on Alexander and suggests some direc- tions for future research. A SHORT INTRODUCTION More than ever, this masterful work pro- AND HIS EMPIRE vides an original and important perspective on Pierre Briant Alexander and his empire. Translated by Amélie Kuhrt
This is the fi rst publication in English of Pierre - Pierre Briant is the Profes- Briant’s classic short history of Alexander the sor of the History and Civi- Great’s conquest of the Persian empire, from lization of the Achaemenid
the Mediterranean to Central Asia. Eschewing
World and the Empire of
a conventional biographical focus, this is the
Alexander the Great at the
only book in any language that sets the rise
Collège de France. His many
of Alexander’s short-lived empire within the
books include From Cyrus to
broad context of ancient Near Eastern history
Alexander: A History of the
under Achaemenid Persian rule, as well as
Persian Empire.
against Alexander’s Macedonian background.
As a renowned historian of both the Mace- donians and the Persians, Briant is uniquely able to assess Alexander’s signifi cance from “In this long-awaited translation, Pierre Briant’s study of Alexander the viewpoint of both the conquerors and the the Great finally reaches English readers. Briant’s account reveals excit- conquered, and to trace what changed and what ing new connections to this old story of Greek triumph, illuminating stayed the same as Alexander and the Hel-
the vibrant Persian Empire as never before and giving us a picture of AN lenistic world gained ascendancy over Darius’s N
Alexander that is different from the often distorted accounts that have D Persia.
prevailed since the Enlightenment. This is a book not to be missed.” HI After a short account of Alexander’s life I Jacket illustration: Pietro da Cortona (1596–1669), —Lawrence Tritle, Loyola Marymount University S before his landing in Asia Minor, the book EM
The Battle of Alexander against King Dareios. Can- M gives a brief overview of the major stages of his vas, 173 x 375 cm. Pinacoteca Capitolina, Musei “Pierre Briant is a scholar of the highest international standing. His PI conquest. This background sets the stage for a Capitolini, Rome, Italy. Photo Credit: Erich Lessing book is set apart from the plethora of biographies of Alexander the RRE series of concise thematic chapters that explore
/ Art Resource, NY. Great by its focus on his origins and aims, the way he administered the origins and objectives of the conquest; the nature and signifi cance of the resistance it met; Author photo credit: © Patrick Imbert and Collège and organized his empire, and especially his impact on the areas he the administration, defense, and exploitation de France 2007 conquered, the last of which almost no other books address.” of the conquered lands; the varying nature of —Ian Worthington, author of Alexander the Great: Alexander’s relations with the Macedonians, Man and God and Philip II of Macedonia Greeks, and Persians; and the problems of suc- Jacket design by Lorraine Betz Doneker cession following Alexander’s death. For this translation, Briant has written
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