Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Alexander the Great
- Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World
- The Cambridge Companion to Alexander the Great
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Maps
- Abbreviations
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Alexander’s Life and Career
- 1 Alexander’s Birth and Childhood
- 2 The Crises Leading up to Alexander’s Accession
- 3 Alexander and the Greeks
- 4 To the Ends of the World: What the Campaign Was All About
- 5 Alexander and Egypt
- 6 Alexander and the Persian Empire
- 7 Alexander and India
- 8 Alexander’s Death, Last Plans and Burial
- Part II Contexts
- Part III The Historical and Biographical Tradition
- Part IV The Ancient World’s Memory of Alexander
- Alexander’s Timeline 356–321 BC
- References
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World
4 - To the Ends of the World: What the Campaign Was All About
from Part I - Alexander’s Life and Career
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 January 2024
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Alexander the Great
- Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World
- The Cambridge Companion to Alexander the Great
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Maps
- Abbreviations
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Alexander’s Life and Career
- 1 Alexander’s Birth and Childhood
- 2 The Crises Leading up to Alexander’s Accession
- 3 Alexander and the Greeks
- 4 To the Ends of the World: What the Campaign Was All About
- 5 Alexander and Egypt
- 6 Alexander and the Persian Empire
- 7 Alexander and India
- 8 Alexander’s Death, Last Plans and Burial
- Part II Contexts
- Part III The Historical and Biographical Tradition
- Part IV The Ancient World’s Memory of Alexander
- Alexander’s Timeline 356–321 BC
- References
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World
Summary
The reason for Alexander’s life and work simply put was conquest and the quest for everlasting glory. He was a young man dead before his thirty-third birthday, the conqueror of the old adversary Persia, having led the most proficient army the world had to this time ever seen to victory after victory. His desire for fame and triumph at the time of his death had not been fulfilled. He had plans for further conquests in Arabia and across the western Mediterranean. Only his death ended his pursuit of these driving forces in his life.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Alexander the Great , pp. 67 - 81Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024