CLAS 220 Alexander 'the Great': From Myth to Man
This course will follow Alexander on his eastern expedition from Greece to India and back again, tracing his adventures from his boyhood (supposedly) under the tutelage of Aristotle to his death in Babylon. Focusing upon historical and archaeological resources for the study of Alexander and his world -texts, inscriptions, buildings and monuments, statuary, and coinage -it will examine the joint influences of the heroic tradition and of ancient Greek political culture upon the Alexander story. It will also explore the extent to which Alexander's own performative and commemorative choices may have affected his rapid transition 'from man to myth.'
Cross Listed Courses
CLAS 220 &
HIST 301