{"product_id":"the-history-of-alexander-the-great-being-the-syriac-version-of-the-pseudo-callisthenes-paperback-9781107631175","title":"The History of Alexander the Great; Being the Syriac Version of the Pseudo-Callisthenes (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107631175","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe History of Alexander the Great\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBeing the Syriac Version of the Pseudo-Callisthenes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1889 book is an edition of the Syriac version of a text on the life of Alexander the Great.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eErnest A. Wallis Budge (Edited and translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107631175, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 4 July 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e684 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.8 cm, 0.99 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOriginally published in 1889, this book by the highly esteemed Orientalist Ernest Wallis Budge is an edition of the Syriac version of the text by Pseudo-Callisthenes on the life of Alexander the Great, one of the earliest histories of the great Macedonian general. Also included are a brief biography of Alexander, an assessment of the varying versions of the Alexander story, and a copy of the Syriac source text with scholarly footnotes and comparisons among the various manuscripts. This book will be of value to Syriac students, Classicists and anyone with an interest in the confluence of East and West in the ancient world.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e The Egyptian origin of the Alexander story\u003cbr\u003e The versions of the fabulous history of Alexander\u003cbr\u003e English translation: Book I\u003cbr\u003e Book II\u003cbr\u003e Book III\u003cbr\u003e A Christian legend concerning Alexander\u003cbr\u003e A brief life of Alexander\u003cbr\u003e A metrical discourse upon Alexander by Jacob of S?rûgh\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Note to page xxxiv\u003cbr\u003e Corrections\u003cbr\u003e English index\u003cbr\u003e Index of Syriac forms of proper names\u003cbr\u003e Syriac text.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265811042584,"sku":"9781107631175","price":37.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107631175i_b9da9ff0-d092-47d8-bcd9-1f0263c71c63.jpg?v=1696770433","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-history-of-alexander-the-great-being-the-syriac-version-of-the-pseudo-callisthenes-paperback-9781107631175","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}