Books by Hugh Bowden
Hugh Bowden is Professor of Ancient History at King’s College London, where he has taught a wide range of topics to generations of students for over 30 years. His books include Classical Athens and the Delphic Oracle: Divination and Democracy, Mystery Cults in the Ancient World and Alexander the Great: A Very Short Introduction.
Alexander the Great: A Very Short Introduction
by Hugh Bowden
Part of the Very Short Introductions series
“Alexander was the son of Philip of Macedon and, while in earlier periods, Macedonia had been on the edges of the Greek world, during Alexander’s childhood Philip had made it into the most significant power in Greece…Macedonia was, effectively, set up as a kingdom in the late sixth century BC, when the Persians under King Darius I invaded northern Greece…The Macedonian monarchy was modelled, to some extent, on Persian practices or the practices of other monarchies that emulated Persia. That suggests that the huge contrast between Greece on one hand and Persia on the other, which is what Greek historians tended to focus on, and which modern scholars also often assume to be the case, wasn’t there quite so much in reality.” Read more...
The best books on Alexander the Great
Hugh Bowden, Historian
Interviews with Hugh Bowden
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Alexander the Great: The Anabasis and the Indica
by Arrian -
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The History of Alexander
by Quintus Curtius Rufus -
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The First European: A History of Alexander in the Age of Empire
by Pierre Briant -
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The Persian Empire: A Corpus of Sources from the Achaemenid Period
by Amélie Kuhrt -
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Fire from Heaven
by Mary Renault
The best books on Alexander the Great, recommended by Hugh Bowden
The best books on Alexander the Great, recommended by Hugh Bowden
Alexander the Great never lost a battle and established an empire that stretched from the Mediterranean to the Indian subcontinent. From the earliest times, historians have argued about the nature of his achievements and what his failings were, both as a man and as a political leader. Here, Hugh Bowden, professor of ancient history at King’s College London, chooses five books to help you understand the controversies, the man behind the legends, and why the legends have taken the forms they have.
Interviews where books by Hugh Bowden were recommended
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1
Alexander the Great: The Anabasis and the Indica
by Arrian -
2
The History of Alexander
by Quintus Curtius Rufus -
3
The First European: A History of Alexander in the Age of Empire
by Pierre Briant -
4
The Persian Empire: A Corpus of Sources from the Achaemenid Period
by Amélie Kuhrt -
5
Fire from Heaven
by Mary Renault
The best books on Alexander the Great, recommended by Hugh Bowden
The best books on Alexander the Great, recommended by Hugh Bowden
Alexander the Great never lost a battle and established an empire that stretched from the Mediterranean to the Indian subcontinent. From the earliest times, historians have argued about the nature of his achievements and what his failings were, both as a man and as a political leader. Here, Hugh Bowden, professor of ancient history at King’s College London, chooses five books to help you understand the controversies, the man behind the legends, and why the legends have taken the forms they have.
