... is the Temple of Jupiter, where all have gathered to pay tribute to Alessandro (Alexander the Great). Following a French overture, Alessandro addresses Jupiter, whom he considers to be his father, and then receives tribute from Tassile and flattery from Cleone, who prostrates himself before the conqueror. Clito...

... of the elderly as officers and common soldiers in the military of ancient times is an excellent example of their capabilities and Alexander the Great's army, in particular, depended on the contributions of older men. Aging Greece Rome Military Alexander the Great 1 The author would like to thank Professor...

... and the true followers of Alexander the Great. To accomplish all this, Idris drew on biblical, Koranic, and other myths to create a myth for the state separate from a dynastic origin myth. Aqqoyunlu Aqquyunlu Constantinople Idris Bitlisi Ottoman s Persianate Timurid s Turco Mongol Turkestan i Bayezid...

...This chapter sets the historical background for the translation of the Septuagint. The formation of the Hebrew Torah occurred in the Persian period just before the Hellenistic Age introduced by Alexander the Great. Judaism both in Palestine and the Diaspora was not immune to the pressures...

... to use in its study of the past. The Lindians had played a role in the adventures of Herakles, the Trojan War, the colonization to the coast of Asia Minor and to Magna Graecia, the Persian Wars, and the conquests of Alexander the Great. They bask in the reflected glory of their goddess, Athena Lindia...

...There are similarities between the conquests of Alexander the Great and those of the Spaniards in Central America. In both cases, the spectacular campaigns of a handful of years changed the political map of the world. Alexander invaded Asia Minor in the spring of 334 BC, and a mere four years later...

...This chapter contextualises the major accounts of Alexander the Great's reign that were produced in the early empire and considers the writers' aspirations, their treatment of fashionable motifs and current issues, and the limits of their originality. The focal figure in the story of Rome's...

...The Hellenistic Far East is a region encompassing those parts of Iran, Central Asia and India which fell under the rule of Greek kings in the period after Alexander the Great. The history of the modern ‘discovery’ of this region in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries is one in which archaeology...

... universal history myths incorporated in a and depicting myths myths methods of depicting rationalization defining universal history rationalization Euhemerism allegoresis Heracles Prometheus Osiris Dionysus Alexander the Great Julius Caesar Diodorus was born in Sicily, as his name...

...This chapter summarizes the basic literature on ancient logistics, and addresses the important limitations of the ancient overland transport of food and water. It then explores the responses of military commanders, especially Alexander the Great, to these limitations. Two actual cases are covered...

...This chapter explicates Vasco da Lucena's Deeds of Alexander the Great in terms of transgender translation, humanism, and periodization. In addition, it looks into how the copy of the book recorded vandalism, censorship, and theft. The heritage of periodization may have obfuscated...

... court ceremonial forum of Constantine Hagia Sophia Hippodrome Justinian I St Irene church of senate Constantinople Aphrodite Apollo architecture Byzantine Golden Gate Holy Apostles church statues Syria Actium battle of Alexander the Great Augustus Octavian Delphi Diocletian Greece...

... Underworld Books Valley of the Kings Assyrians Book of the Dead Contendings of Horus and Seth The Doomed Prince Mythological Papyri priests Egyptian Tale of the Two Brothers Alexander the Great Alexandria Greece and Greeks Persians Ptolemy dynasty Ptolemy Lagus Rome and Romans Sais...

... Colón Fernando as biographer of his father Indias orientales las Moors New World Pané Fray Ramón Taínos Casas Fray Bartolomé de las Fernández de Oviedo Gonzalo Martire d’Anghiera Pietro cosmography Latin language use and rejection of in Indies chronicles Vespucci Amerigo Alexander the Great...

... play an important part in the biblical text. 5 Bible Daniel New Testament Old Testament Paul 2 Peter Temple Alexander the Great literacy oral traditions Roman empire writing systems development of Christians Isaiah Reformation 6 11 Gospels Greek Jesus Luke Mark 1 1–8 3 1–6 John...

... Livy Ovid Proclus Quintus Smyrnaeus Virgil Achilles Aegina Alexander Anatolia Aphrodite Athena Cypria Cyprias of Halicarnassus Cyprus Eris Hera Mount Ida Peleus Thetis Zeus Alexander the Great Hecuba Paris Priam Rubens Peter Paul Achaean s Achaian s Argives Danaans Ilios...

... and knowledge of Greek language and literature attained a new importance. Africa Alexander the Great Carthage Gaul Greek world provincial government Sardinia Sicily Spain Athens Egypt Macedonia Pergamum Rhodes Sparta Syria allies Cannae battle Comitia Centuriata consul ‘defensive imperialism...

... with prehistoric warfare and proceeding through Neolithic, ancient, classical, medieval, early modern, and modern periods. Homo sapiens hunting Nuclear Age Stone Age Afghanistan Alexander the Great Egypt Greece Iraq Jomini Baron Antoine Henri Levant Macedonia Napoleon Pakistan principles of war...

... nanotechnology principles of war research and development robotic weapon systems weapon system Alexander the Great arsenal asymmetrical warfare barbarian Cold War computer cyber warfare dual use technology industrialization Schöningen spears symmetrical warfare weapons of mass destruction ambush...

... Muslims have been in power? Or is it the history of Muslims wherever they may be? Islam nowadays is everywhere. Until the modern period, it was much easier to define where Islam was. Why didn't the Arabs just stay put in Arabia? What motivated them to move? Abraham Adam Alexander the Great hijra...