The first European: a history of Alexander in the Age of Empire

In The First European: A History of Alexander in the Age of Empire, Pierre Briant examines the revival and rewriting of the history of Alexander the Great in 18th-century Europe. To Enlightenment thinkers Alexander exemplified the West and Europe, especially in his role as the conqueror of Asia. Cla...

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Main Author: Briant, Pierre 1940- (Author)
Other Authors: Elliott, Nicholas (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard University Press 2017
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Summary:In The First European: A History of Alexander in the Age of Empire, Pierre Briant examines the revival and rewriting of the history of Alexander the Great in 18th-century Europe. To Enlightenment thinkers Alexander exemplified the West and Europe, especially in his role as the conqueror of Asia. Classical texts, ancient history, and the new science of archaeology were all deployed in the service of European empire-building. Alexander was of interest to a variety of scholars from different parts of Europe - moralists, philosophers, economists, geographers, historians, and cartographers. In the course of the long 18th century, an entirely new image of the Macedonian conqueror emerged, as the precedent of European political and commercial expansion overseas....
Item Description:This book for English readers differs slightly from the volume published in Paris by Gallimard in 2012 under the title "Alexandre des lumières: fragments d'histoire européenne" - Preface to the English-language edition
Physical Description:viii, 482 Seiten, 8 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:9780674659667