Joseph Roisman

Using biographical and historical approaches, this book comprises documents and essays pertinent to the main problems surrounding Alexander's career. The book contains eight parts that discuss the sources on Alexander, the the Macedonian state and the death of his father Philip II, Alexander's relationship with the Greeks, his aims, Alexander's army and the Battle of Issus, his relationship with his Macedonian generals, Alexander's divinity, and his policy of integrating victors and vanquished.