1st Edition
Alexander the Great in the Roman Empire, 150 BC to AD 600
List of figures
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
2 Alexander in an Empire of Romans, Greeks, and Jews
3 Alexander as a Model of Behaviour
4 Alexander in Relations of Power and Influence
5 Alexander in Christian Apologia
6 Conclusion
Appendix 1: Primary sources
Appendix 2: Chronological distribution of the data
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Jaakkojuhani Peltonen is a researcher at Tampere University. He defended his thesis in 2017. His special interests include the use of history, Alexander the Great, and perceptions of the past in the classical world.
‘This is a thoughtful and insightful book, and no scholar of Alexander – or genuine historiographer – can afford to ignore it. I was enriched by it and look forward to watching it infiltrate the discourse of Ancient History in the coming years.’ – Pat Wheatley, The Classical Review
'He [the author] has cast his net wide and provides what must surely be the most complete conspectus of utterances about Alexander from the 750 years in his purview... Surely no one will need to do this work of collecting the references again... In sum, this is a valuable collection of evidence embedded in a measured and judicious discussion' - Richard Stoneman, Sehepunkte
