| A Historical Commentary on Arrian's History of Alexander, Volume2: Commentary on Books IV-V Contributor(s): Bosworth, A. B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198148291 ISBN-13: 9780198148296 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $323.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1995 Annotation: This is the long-awaited second volume of a magisterial commentary on the work of the historian Arrian. It deals in depth with a crucial period (329-326 BC) of the reign of Alexander the Great, discussing some of the earliest datable evidence for the history of Central Asia and Pakistan, and analyzing Alexander's views of sovereignty and divinity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Greece - History | Historiography |
| Dewey: 938.07 |
| LCCN: 79040885 |
| Series: Historical Commentary on Arrian's History of Alexander |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.45 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the long-awaited second volume of a magisterial commentary on the work of the historian Arrian. It deals in depth with a crucial period (329-326 BC) of the reign of Alexander the Great, discussing some of the earliest datable evidence for the history of Central Asia and Pakistan, and analyzing Alexander's views of sovereignty and divinity. |