Table of Contents

List of Figures vi

List of Maps viii

Preface ix

Introduction 1

1 Basic Facts, Generally Uncontested, of Alexander’s Life 9

2 Being Macedonian 22

3 Being an Argead 55

4 Being a Neighbor of Greece 98

5 Surviving by Might 132

6 Meeting the Distant Threat 159

7 Reconstructing Alexander 191

Bibliography 224

Index 237

About the Author

Carol G. Thomas is Professor of Greek History at the University of Washington. She is the author of many books on Ancient Greece including The Trojan War (2005), Finding People in Early Greece (2005), and Earliest Civilizations: Ancient Greece and the Near East, 3000-200BC (1982).

Reviews

"Thomas' approach is refreshingly broad and sensible." (Greece & Rome, 2008) "Would serve well as one of several works offered to an undergraduate class ... The work is well written and clearly presented." (Bryn Mawr Classical Review) "Will provide a basic introduction to her subject which some teachers and students may find helpful." (Journal of Classics Teaching) "An engaging and persuasive book, which offers a new perspective ... .It will maintain the interest of specialists ... yet remain accessible to the general reader." (Canadian Journal of History)