The Alexander Romance by Ps.-Callisthenes, A Historical Commentary (Mnemosyne, Supplements) (English and Ancient Greek Edition)

The Alexander Romance by Ps.-Callisthenes is a historical commentary on a third century AD Greek fictional biography of Alexander the Great, the anonymous Historia Alexandri Magni. The text is used as a source for the Ancient History of Greece, Macedonia and Egypt. ‎Contents 5 ‎Acknowledgments 9 ‎List of Illustrations 11 ‎Abbreviations 12 ‎Introduction 13 ‎1. Author, Title and Date of Composition 13 ‎2. Contents of the Alexander Romance 18 ‎3. Genre 25 ‎4. Composition 30 ‎5. Egyptian Roots of the Alexander Romance 37 ‎6. Alexander the Great and the Alexander Romance 39 ‎7. Language of the Alexander Romance 41 ‎8. Recensions and Versions of the Alexander Romance 42 ‎9. Editorial Principles 45 ‎Commentary 47 ‎Book One 49 ‎Chapter 1 49 ‎Chapter 2 53 ‎Chapter 3 57 ‎Chapter 4 60 ‎Chapter 5 68 ‎Chapter 6 68 ‎Chapters 6/7 70 ‎Chapter 7 71 ‎Chapter 8 72 ‎Chapter 9 73 ‎Chapter 10 73 ‎Chapter 11 73 ‎Chapter 12 75 ‎Chapter 13 82 ‎Chapter 14 87 ‎Chapter 15 88 ‎Chapter 16 88 ‎Chapter 17 89 ‎Chapter 18 90 ‎Chapter 19 94 ‎Chapter 20 95 ‎Chapter 21 96 ‎Chapter 22 97 ‎Chapter 23 97 ‎Chapter 24 98 ‎Chapter 25 101 ‎Chapter 26 102 ‎Chapters 27–29 105 ‎Chapter 30 105 ‎Chapters 31–32 109 ‎Chapter 31 109 ‎Chapter 32 117 ‎Chapter 33 120 ‎Chapter 34 124 ‎Chapter 35 127 ‎Chapters 36–38 130 ‎Chapter 36 131 ‎Chapter 37 133 ‎Chapter 38 133 ‎Chapter 39 133 ‎Chapter 40 134 ‎Chapter 41 135 ‎Chapter 42 139 ‎Chapter 43 141 ‎Chapter 44 142 ‎Chapter 45 143 ‎Chapter 46 143 ‎Chapter 46a 146 ‎Chapter 47 153 ‎Book Two 155 ‎Chapters 1–6 155 ‎Chapter 1 155 ‎Chapter 2 157 ‎Chapter 3 163 ‎Chapter 4 165 ‎Chapter 5 167 ‎Chapter 6 170 ‎Chapter 7 171 ‎Chapter 8 173 ‎Chapter 9 174 ‎Chapter 10 177 ‎Chapter 11 179 ‎Chapter 12 180 ‎Chapter 13 181 ‎Chapter 14 182 ‎Chapter 15 185 ‎Chapter 16 186 ‎Chapter 17 187 ‎Chapter 18 190 ‎Chapter 19 190 ‎Chapter 20 193 ‎Chapter 21 195 ‎Chapter 22 200 ‎Chapters 23–44 200 ‎Book Three 201 ‎Chapter 1 201 ‎Chapter 2 203 ‎Chapter 3 205 ‎Chapter 4 207 ‎Chapters 5 and 6 211 ‎Chapter 5 212 ‎Chapter 6 213 ‎Chapter 17 213 ‎Chapter 18 222 ‎Chapter 19 224 ‎Chapter 21 226 ‎Chapter 22 227 ‎Chapter 23 230 ‎Chapter 24 231 ‎Chapter 25 232 ‎Chapter 26 233 ‎Chapter 27 235 ‎Chapter 28 237 ‎Chapter 29 240 ‎Chapter 30 240 ‎Chapter 31 243 ‎Chapter 32 252 ‎Chapter 33 256 ‎Chapter 34 272 ‎Chapter 35 277 ‎Bibliography 283 ‎Important Editions 283 ‎Important Modern Translations 285 ‎Works Cited 285 ‎Index of Sources 323 ‎General Index 353 The Alexander Romance By Ps.-callisthenes' Of Krzysztof Nawotka Is A Guide To A Third Century Ad Fictional Biography Of Alexander The Great, The Anonymous 'historia Alexandri Magni'. It Is A Historical Commentary Which Identifies All Names And Places In This Piece Of Greek Literature Approached As A Source For The History Of Alexander The Great, From Kings, Like Nectanebo Ii Of Egypt And Darius Iii Of Persia, To Fictional Characters. It Discusses Real And Imaginary Geography Of The 'alexander Romance'. While Dealing With All Aspects Of Ps.-callisthenes Relevant To Greek History And To Macedonia, It Pays Particular Attention To Aspects Of Ancient History And Culture Of Babylonia And Egypt And To The Multi-layered Foundation Story Of Alexandria. By Krzysztof Nawotka. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. The Alexander Romance by Ps.-Callisthenes' of Krzysztof Nawotka is a guide to a third century AD fictional biography of Alexander the Great, the anonymous 'Historia Alexandri Magni'. It is a historical commentary which identifies all names and places in this piece of Greek literature approached as a source for the history of Alexander the Great, from kings, like Nectanebo II of Egypt and Darius III of Persia, to fictional characters. It discusses real and imaginary geography of the 'Alexander Romance'. While dealing with all aspects of Ps.-Callisthenes relevant to Greek history and to Macedonia, its pays particular attention to aspects of ancient history and culture of Babylonia and Egypt and to the multi-layered foundation story of Alexandria.