A Historical Commentary on Arrian's History of Alexander: Volume II: Commentary on Books IV-V (Historical Commentary on Arrian's History of Alexander)

This is the long-awaited second volume of a magisterial commentary on the work of the historian Arrian. It deals in depth with a crucial period (329-326 BC) of the reign of Alexander the Great, discussing some of the earliest datable evidence for the history of Central Asia and Pakistan, and analyzing Alexander's views of sovereignty and divinity. This, the second volume of an exhaustive commentary on the work of the historian Arrian, deals with the period 329-326 BC, during the reign of Alexander the Great. It discusses some of the earliest datable evidence on the history of Central Asia and Pakistan. v. 1. Commentary on Books I-III v. 2. Commentary on Books IV-V.