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Alexander the Great and the Mystery of the Elephant Medallions: Volume 44
by Holt, Frank L. | PB | Good
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- ISBN
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- Book Title
- Alexander the Great and the Mystery of the Elephant Medallions
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Genre
- Antiques & Collectibles, History
- Topic
- Ancient / General, Ancient / Greece, Military / General, Coins, Currency & Medals
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- 6in
- Item Weight
- 11.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
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To all those who witnessed his extraordinary conquests, from Albania to India, Alexander the Great appeared invincible. How Alexander himself promoted this appearance--how he abetted the belief that he enjoyed divine favor and commanded even the forces of nature against his enemies--is the subject of Frank L. Holt's absorbing book. Solid evidence for the "supernaturalized" Alexander lies in a rare series of medallions that depict the triumphant young king at war against the elephants, archers, and chariots of Rajah Porus of India at the Battle of the Hydaspes River. Recovered from Afghanistan and Iraq in sensational and sometimes perilous circumstances, these ancient artifacts have long animated the modern historical debate about Alexander. Holt's book, the first devoted to the mystery of these ancient medallions, takes us into the history of their discovery and interpretation, into the knowable facts of their manufacture and meaning, and, ultimately, into the king's own psyche and his frightening theology of war. The result is a valuable analysis of Alexander history and myth, a vivid account of numismatics, and a spellbinding look into the age-old mechanics of megalomania.
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University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520244834
ISBN-13
9780520244832
eBay Product ID (ePID)
44120759
Product Key Features
Book Title
Alexander the Great and the Mystery of the Elephant Medallions
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Ancient / General, Ancient / Greece, Military / General, Coins, Currency & Medals
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Antiques & Collectibles, History
Number of Pages
217 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
11.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
44
Lc Classification Number
Cj385.H65 2003
Table of Content
List of Maps and Illustrations Prefaced 1. Man of Mystery 2. A Treasure 3. Picking a Fight 4. Whose Pachyderm, Whole or Halved? 5. Another Treasure 6. A Closer Look 7. A Dark and Stormy Night Appendix A. The Published Elephant Medallions Appendix B. Some Possible Forgeries of the Large Medallion Appendix C. The 1973 Iraq Hoard Select Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2004
Lccn
2003-008772
Dewey Decimal
737.220938
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Hellenistic Culture and Society Ser.
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
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