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Alexander the Great Discussion Series Part 8
What caused Alexander’s Death? JAMES ROMM Paul, on the question of the cause of Alexander’s death, there is a 2,000-plus year debate between poisoning theorists and medical diagnosticians, still going on today. Both Plutarch and Arrian believed th… Continue reading
Alexander the Great Discussion Series Part 8
What was Alexander’s sexual orientation? PAUL CARTLEDGE Jamie, one aspect of Alexander’s life that still arouses huge controversy is what nowadays we’d call his sexuality or sexual identity. I remember that a rather conservative Greek lawyer, conv… Continue reading
Alexander the Great Discussion Series Part 7
Alexander’s Fusion of European and Asian Monarchic TraditionsJAMES ROMM Paul, in our last segment we agreed to discuss what is sometimes called Alexander’s “fusion” policies — Principally, his attempt to hybridize Greco-Macedonian and Persian sty… Continue reading
Alexander the Great Discussion Series Part 6
How religious was Alexander the Great?PAUL CARTLEDGE Jamie, it’s very hard indeed to penetrate the psychology of any prominent ancient (Greek or Roman) figure, I find, apart perhaps from Cicero and Augustine, because we usually lack the right sort… Continue reading
Alexander the Great Discussion Series Part 5
How Great a General was Alexander?JAMES ROMM Paul, our topic this week is whether Alexander was as great a general as he’s cracked up to be. No one can deny his success rate in major battles — 100% — and his enormous skill in matters of logistic… Continue reading
Alexander the Great Discussion Series Part 3
Interested in Alexander the Great? Join us for: – Weekly dialogue between historians Paul Cartledge and James Romm See below (and check back here each week) – Arrian’s Alexander the Great – In a New Voice Free evening conference/reception in New Y… Continue reading
Alexander the Great Discussion Series Part 2
Interested in Alexander the Great? Join us for: – Weekly dialogue between historians Paul Cartledge (PC) and James Romm (JR)See below for the second dialogue (and check back here each week). First dialogue is here. – Arrian’s Alexander the Great -… Continue reading
Alexander the Great discussion series – part 1
Interested in Alexander the Great? Join us for: – Weekly dialogue between historians Paul Cartledge and James Romm See below for the first dialogue (and check back here each week) – Arrian’s Alexander the Great – In a New VoiceFree evening confere… Continue reading