Further Reading

4.1 The Growth in Macedonian Power & the Role of Philip in that Process (p. 228)

Anson, E.M., ‘Introduction of the SARISSA’ Ancient Society 40 (2010), pp. 51-68.
A technical piece on a specialist weapon.

Buckler, J., Philip II and The Sacred War (Leiden; New York; Copenhagen; and Köln, 1989).
A detailed and systematic study of the Third Sacred War.

Buckler, J., and Hans Beck, Central Greece and the Politics of Power in the Fourth Century BC (Cambridge, 2008).
A scholarly review of the power politics in fourth-century Greece and Philip’s place in it.

Carney, E., Women and Monarchy in Macedonia (Norman, 2000).
Carney examines the role of royal women in the Macedonian Argead dynasty from the sixth century B.C. to 168 B.C. She argues, using evidence, that the wives, mothers, and daughters of kings played important roles in Macedonian public life and occasionally determined the course of national events. 

Lane Fox, R., ed., Brill’s Companion to Ancient Macedon (Leiden and Boston, 2011).
An essential companion to Macedon, this book brings together the leading Greek archaeologists and historians of Macedon. 

Mitchell, L., Greeks Bearing Gifts. The Public Use of Private Relationships in the Greek World, 425-323 (Cambridge, 2002), pp. 145-166.
A book about friendship and politics in the ancient world with a chapter on Philip and the Greeks.

Roisman, J. and I. Worthington, eds. A Companion to Ancient Macedonia (Oxford, 2010).
A book very broad in perspective which tries to move away from an ‘obsession with Alexander’.

Ryder, T. T. B., ‘Demosthenes and Philip II,’ in I. Worthington ed., Demosthenes, Statesman and Orator (London, 2000), pp. 45-89.
Focusing on the relationship between Demosthenes and Philp.

Tronson, A., ‘Satyrus the Peripatetic and the Marriages of Philip II’ JHS 104 (1984), pp. 116-126.
Detailed analysis on the reliability of using Satyrus for the marriages of Philip.

Worthington, I., Philip II of Macedonia. (New Haven, 2008).
With a focus on Philip II, W. attempts to see how far the achievement of Alexander was already presaged by that of his father.

4.2 The Major Events of Alexander's Career & their Significance (p. 247)

Anson, E. M., 'Alexander at the Beas' in P. Wheatley and E. Baynham, eds., East and West in the World Empire of Alexander. Essays in Honour of Brian Bosworth (Oxford, 2015), pp. 65-74. This deals with the issue of 'mutiny' at Hyphasis and Opis.

Bowden, H., Alexander the Great, A Very Short Introduction (Oxford, 2014). An accessible but scholarly overview of Alexander's life and achievements.

Briant, P., trans. A. Kuhrt, Alexander the Great and His Empire: A Short Introduction (Princeton and Oxford, 2012). A highly regarded book that offers a version of Alexander's story from a new perspective: in particular, Briant allows us to understand its overthrow from the perspective of the defeated as well as the victor. 

Carney, E., 'Macedonians and Mutiny: Discipline and Indiscipline in the Army of Philip and Alexander,' CPh 91.1 (1996), pp. 19-44. This deals with the issue of 'mutiny' at Hyphasis and Opis.

Cartledge, P., Alexander the Great: The Hunt for a New Past (London, 2004). A lucid and authoritative assessment of Alexander the Great.

Freeman, P., Alexander the Great (New York, 2011).Provides a version of Alexander's life and his achievements.

Heckel, W., and L. Tritle, eds., Alexander the Great: A New History (Oxford and Chichester, 2011). This is an informed and potentially enjoyable resource for students. It looks at a wide range of topics, including Alexander's religious views, his entourage during his campaign East, his sexuality, the influence of his legacy, and his representations in art and cinema.

Heckel, W., 'Alexander's Conquest of Asia' in W. Heckel and L. Tritle, eds., Alexander the Great: A New History (Oxford and Chichester, 2011), pp. 26-52.

Howe, T., and S. Muller, 'Mission Accomplished: ALexander at the Hyphasis,' AHB 26 (2012), pp. 21-38. A close review of Hyphasis.

Lane-Fox, R., Alexander the Great (London, 1973). A classic biography that combines historical scholarship and acute psychological insight. Lane-Fox was the main historical advisor to Oliver Stone on his film Alexander, and took part in many of its most dramatic re-enactments.

Matarese, C., 'Proskynesis and the Gesture of the Kiss at Alexander's Court: The Creation of a New Elite,' Palamedes 8 (2013), pp. 75-78. This could be good for students interested in Alexander's orientalism.

Romm, J., Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the War for Crown and Empire (Knopf, 2011). This book examines the aftermath of the death of Alexander, and the conflicts between his various generals that led to the carve-up of the Greek world and the creation of the different Hellenistic dynasties (the Ptolemies, Antigonids, Seleucids, etc.), which in turn fell to the Romans.

4.3 Change & Continuity in the Aims of Philip & Alexander (p. 256)

Buckler, J., 'Philip II's Designs on Greece' in R. W. Wallace and E. M. Harris, eds., Transitions to Empire: Essays in Greco-Roman History, 360-146 B.C., in honor of E. Badian (Norman and London, 1996), pp. 77-97.
A useful chapter on Philip's ambition in Greece.

Buckler, J., Philip II and the Sacred War (Leiden, New York, Copenhagen and Koln, 1989). 
This book deals with settling and ending the Third Sacred War.

Cohen, A., 'Alexander and Achilles - Macedonians and Myceneans' in J. B. Carter and S. P. Morris, eds., The Ages of Homer: A Tribute to Emily Townsend Vermeule (Austin, 1995), pp. 483-505.
This is one chapter in a mucgh broader book about Homer that delas with Alexander and Homer.

Dmitriev, S., 'Alexander's Exiles Decree' Klio 86 (2004), pp. 348-381.
A close study of the Exiles Decree.

Nagle, D. B., 'The Cultural Context of Alexander's Speech at Opis' TAPA 126 (1996), pp. 151-172.

Natoli, A. F., The Letter of Speusippus to Philip II (Stuttgart, 2014).
This article uses evidence which questions the point at which Philip conceived of his expedition to Persia.

Worthington, I., 'From East to West. Alexander and the Exiles Deecree,' in P. Wheatley and E. Baynham, eds., East and West in the World Empire of Alexander. Essays in Honour of Brian Bosworth (Oxford, 2015), pp. 93-106.
This offers further assessment of Alexander's Exiles Decree.

4.4 The Character & Beliefs of Philip & Alexander (p.

Bloedow, E., 'Egypt in Alexander's Scheme of Things' Quaderni Urbinati di Cultura Classica 77.2 (2004).
This article argues that Egypt was a strategic detour, not just a journey through the desert to the oracle.

Ryder, T. T. B. 'The Diplomatic Skills of Phillip II,' in I. Worthington, ed., Ventures into Greek History (Oxford, 1994), pp. 228-257.

Worthington, I., Philip II of Macedonia (New Haven, 2008), pp. 228-233.
With a focus on Philip II, Worthington attempts to see how far the achievement of Alexander was already presaged by that of his father.

4.5 The Relationships between the Monarchs & Others, including the Army & Greek & Conquered States (p. 274)

Anson, E. M., 'Alexander at the Beas,' in P. Wheatley and E. Baynham, eds., East and West in the World Empire of Alexander. Essays in Honour of Brian Bosworth (Oxford, 2015), pp. 65-74.
This deals with the issue of 'mutiny' at Hyphasis and Opis.

Anson, E. M., Alexander the Great. Themes and Issues. (London and New York, 2013).
This book examines Alexander the Great's life and career through the major issues surrounding his reign. What were Alexander's ultimate ambitions? Why did he pursue his own deification while alive? How did he administer his conquests? Did he actually set the world in 'a new groove' as has been claimed by some scholars? A useful book to read at the end of the course. 

Borza, E., 'Fire from Heaven: Alexander at Persepolis' CPh 67 (1972), pp. 233-245. Reprinted in Makedonika (1995) pp.217-238.

Bosworth, A. B., 'Alexander and the Iranians' JHS 100 (1980), pp. 1-21.
This is useful to read when looking at the topic of Alexander's relationship with the Persians.

Carney, E., 'Alexander and Persian Women' AJPh 177.4 (1996), pp. 563-583.
This might shed useful light when students are looking at the mass marriages at Susa.

Carney, E., 'Macedonians and Mutiny: Discipline and Indiscipline in the Army of Philip and Alexander' CPh 91.1 (1996), pp. 19-44.
This deals with the issue of 'mutiny' at Hyphasis and Opis.

Engels, J., 'Macedonians and Greeks,' in J. Roisman and I. Worthington, eds., A Companion to Ancient Macedonia (Oxford, 2010), pp. 81-98.
This should be read in parallel with Hatzopoulos, for they both enunciate different views over the usse of 'Greek' and 'Macedonian.'

Hatzopoulos, M., 'Macedonians and Other Greeks,' in R. Lane-Fox, ed., Brill's Companion to Ancient Macedon (2011), pp. 51-78.
This should be read in parallel with Engle, for they both enunciate different views over the issue of 'Greek' and 'Macedonian.'

Heckel, W., The Conquests of Alexander the Great (Camebridge, 2008).
A careful reconstruction of Alexander's military conquests using the sources.

Heckel, W., 'King and "Companions:" Observations on the Nature of Power in the Reign of Alexander,' in J. Roisman, ed., Brill's Companion to Alexander the Great (Leiden and Boston, 2003), pp. 197-225.
Useful, inter alia, for the close relationship Alexander had with his men.

Howe, T., and S.Muller, 'Mission Accomplished: Alexander at the Hyphasis' AHB 26 (2012), pp.21-38.

Olbrycht, M. J., 'Macedonia and Persia,' in J. Roisman and I. Worthington, eds., A Companion to Ancient Macedonia (Oxford, 2010), pp. 342-69.
Useful when studying Alexander's relationship with the Persians.

Poddighe, E., 'Alexander and the Greeks: The Corinthian League,' in W. Heckel and L. Tritle, eds., Alexander the Great: A New History (Malden, Oxford and Chichester, 2009), pp. 99-120.
Helpful when considering the relationship Alexander and Philip has with the Greek city-states.

Roisman, J., ed., Brill's Companion to Alexander the Great (Leiden and Boston, 2003).
A good reference book: it acquaints the reader with current interpretations, and opens up new directions of investgation, covering a broad range of topics from Alexander's relations with Greeks, Macedonians, and the peoples of Asia to the military, political, sociological, and cultural aspects of his campaigns.

Sancisi-Weerdenburg, H., 'Alexander and Persepolis,' in J. Carlsen, B. Due, O. S. Due, and B. Poulsen, eds., Alexander the Great: Reality and Myth Rome, 1993), pp. 177-188.

van der Spek, R. J., 'Darius III, Alexander the Great, and Babylonian Scholarship' Achaemenid History 13 (2003), pp. 289-346.
Could be read when students are considering the issue of the portrayal of Greeks and Persians in the sources.