Alexander the Great: The Anabasis and the Indica

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Arrian Martin Hammond (Freelance translator; retired Headmaster of Tonbridge School)

Alexander the Great

The Anabasis and the Indica

Arrian, Martin Hammond (Freelance translator; retired Headmaster of Tonbridge School), John Atkinson (Emeritus Professor, University of Cape Town)

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Worlds Classics
14 February 2013

Biography: historical, political & military; Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Military history; Battles & campaigns

Series: Oxford World's Classics

'He was a man like no other man has ever been'

So Arrian

sums up the career of Alexander the Great of Macedon (356-323 BC), who in twelve years that changed the world led his army in conquest of a vast empire extending from the Danube to the rivers of the Punjab, from Egypt to Uzbekistan, and died in Babylon at the age of 32 with further ambitions unfulfilled.

Arrian (c. 86-161 AD), a Greek man of letters who had experience of military command and of the highest political office in both Rome and Athens, set out to write the definitive account of Alexander's life and campaigns, published as the Anabasis

and its later companion piece the Indica . His work is now our prime and most detailed extant source for the history of Alexander, and it is a dramatic story, fast-moving like its main subject, and told with great narrative skill.

Arrian admired Alexander and was fascinated by him, but was also alive to his faults: he presents a compelling account of an exceptional leader, brilliant, ruthless, passionate, and complex.

ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

By: Arrian
Introduction and notes by: John Atkinson (Emeritus Professor University of Cape Town)
Translated by: Martin Hammond (Freelance translator; retired Headmaster of Tonbridge School)
Imprint: Worlds Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 136mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 290g
ISBN: 9780199587247
ISBN 10: 0199587248
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 14 February 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Select Bibliography Chronology THE ANABASIS THE INDICA Appendix I: The Macedonian army: structures and terminology Appendix II: The Macedonian and Persian courts and Imperial administration Appendix III: Finance and linear measures Explanatory Notes Notes on the Greek text Index Maps

Reviews for Alexander the Great: The Anabasis and the Indica

Martin Hammond's new translation of the Anabasis and Indica of Arrian is another triumph for Oxford University Press' World's Classics ... it forms a perfect, handy paperback of the works that tell the modern world more about Alexander than any other source material ... It's an exceedingly well-done volume. * Open Letters Monthly * Hammond has done Arrian - as he did Thucydides in the same series in 2009 - proud a truly serviceable classroom edition at a very reasonable price. * Paul Cartledge, The Journal of Classics Teaching *