雅各布·阿伯特（Jacob Abbott，1803 —1879），美国畅销书作家，教育家，一生写作近两百本书，以简短的历史、传记和科普作品为主，著有《凯撒传》《成吉思汗传》《埃及艳后传》等世界名人传记和《罗拉欧洲旅行记》等青少年科普小说，深受读者欢迎。 毕婷 ，一九七九年生，陕西汉中人，西安外国语大学文学学士，西北师范大学英语教学论硕士，现任教于西北师范大学外国语学院。在省级期刊发表过数篇学术文章，参与两项省级重点科研项目，并数次参与涉外翻译工作。

Flora Kimmich has translated J.G. Droysen's classic study into English for the first time. Through her masterly rendering she brings this foundational work of modern historiography of the ancient world to a new audience. Based entirely on ancient sources, this is an exhaustive, beautifully narrated account of Alexander from the origins of the ancient Macedonian kingdom to Alexa...(展开全部)

This book is an exploration of the process and consequences of the campaigns of Alexander the Great of Macedon (who reigned from 336 to 323 BC), focusing on the effect of his monarchy upon the world of his day. A detailed running narrative of the actual campaigns from the Danube to the Indus is complemented and enlarged upon by thematic studies on the reaction in Greece to Mace...(展开全部)

【作者简介】 弗兰克·霍尔特（Frank L. Holt）是一位关注中亚的美国考古学家和作家，休斯顿大学历史系副教授。霍尔特从弗吉尼亚大学获得了历史学博士学位，被公认是亚历山大大帝、希腊化亚洲和钱币学方面的权威学者之一。 【译者简介】 曹磊，文学硕士，作家和翻译，喜马拉雅《谦道》文稿顾问，《北京纪事》特约撰稿，已出版的译作和著作有《1945》《战士之路》《从北京到曼德勒》等，其中《六千零一夜：关于古埃及的知识考古》入选第十五届“文津图书奖”推荐图书。 【审校人简介】 陈慕尧，中国社会科学院大学古代史系硕士研究生，研究方向为中国古代形象文化史。

Quintus Curtius was apparently a rhetorician who lived in the first century of the Roman empire and, early in the reign of Claudius (41-54 CE), wrote a history of Alexander the Great in 10 books in clear and picturesque style for Latin readers. The first two books have not survived--our narrative begins with events in 333 BCE--and there is material missing from books V, VI, and...(展开全部)

Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), who led the Macedonian army to victory in Egypt, Syria, Persia and India, was perhaps the most successful conqueror the world has ever seen. Yet although no other individual has attracted so much speculation across the centuries, Alexander himself remains an enigma. Curtius' History offers a great deal of information unobtainable from other sou...(展开全部)

The acclaimed biography of Alexander the Great.

A major new history of Athens' remarkably long and influential life after the collapse of its empire To many the history of post-Classical Athens is one of decline. True, Athens hardly commanded the number of allies it had when hegemon of its fifth-century Delian League or even its fourth-century Naval Confederacy, and its navy was but a shadow of its former self. But Athens re...(展开全部)

"[Describes] Alexander's fantastic military achievements... with great skill and charm." --Michael Grant Coinciding with the release of two films about Alexander by directors Oliver Stone and Baz Luhrmann, here is the classic study of Alexander, his predecessors, and his influence on the art of war--still fascinating and relevant over one hundred years after its initial public...(展开全部)