Sources for Alexander the Great: An Analysis of Plutarch's Life and Arrian's Anabasis Alexandrou

Abstract

Preface Abbreviations and select bibliography Prolegomena Part I. Plutarch's Sources for the Narrative Passages: 1. Alexander's origin, boyhood and relations with Philip 2. Balkan campaign, sack of Thebes and landing in Asia 3. The set battles in Asia 4. Alexander and Darius 5. Phoenicia, Egypt, Mesopotamia and Parthia 6. Conspiracies and Callisthenes 7. Bactria, India and Carmania 8. Persia and Babylonia 9. Attributions and deductions Part II: 10. Plutarch's reflective passages and Alexander's personality Part III. Arrian's Sources for the Anabasis Alexandrou: 11. The methodology of Arrian 12. From Macedonia to the Tanais 13. From the Tanais to the Indus valley 14. Advance from Nysa and return to the Hydaspes 15. From the Hydaspes to Persepolis 16. The last year of Alexander's life Part IV: 17. The personality of Arrian and his choice and use of sources Index.