Taught by Kenneth W. Harl
Tulane University
Ph.D., Yale University
With the exception of Jesus Christ, virtually no figure in antiquity is more renowned in the
history of the West than Alexander the Great. His feats are the stuff of legend, inspiring
medieval romances, painting and sculptures, and even blockbuster movies.
And more than two millennia after the legendary ruler's death, Alexander's remarkable victory
over the Persians in 331 B.C. still stands as an emblem for superlative military leadership.
The young Julius Caesar compared his achievements to those of the Macedonian king.and found
them lacking. Napoleon styled himself as a new Alexander, even invading Egypt in the shadow
of his Macedonian predecessor. Even U.S. general Norman Schwarzkopf, when asked to comment
on the U.S. victory in the Gulf War, cited a surprising inspiration: Alexander the Great.
Course Lecture Titles
1. Alexander the Great.Conqueror or Tyrant?
2. Greece in the Age of Hegemonies
3. Achaemenid Persia
4. The World of Early Macedon
5. Philip II and the Macedonian Way of War
6. The Third Sacred War
7. The Macedonian Conquest of Greece
8. The League of Corinth
9. Alexander, Heir Apparent
10. Securing the Inheritance, 336.335 B.C.
11. The Invasion of Asia
12. The Battle of the Granicus
13. The Turning Point.Issus and Tyre
14. Alexander, Pharaoh of Egypt
15. Heroes, Oracles, and the Gods
16. The Campaign of Gaugamela
17. The Conquest of Iran
18. Alexander on the Rim of the World
19. Governing and Taxing the Empire
20. Alexander and the Macedonian Opposition
21. The Invasion of India
22. The Battle of the Hydaspes
23. Mutiny and Withdrawal
24. The Gedrosian Desert and Voyage of Nearchus
25. Deification and Succession
26. Alexander and the Macedonians.Opis
27. Alexander and the Greeks.The Lamian War
28. The Diadochoi, 323.316 B.C.
29. The Partition of the Empire, 316.301 B.C.
30. The Hellenistic Concert of Powers
31. Macedonian Courts in the Near East
32. The Hellenization of the Near East
33. The Monetization of the Near East
34. Hellenization and the Gods
35. The Limits of Hellenization
36. Alexander the Great and the Shadow of Rome
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