When he died in 323 BC aged thirty-two, his vast empire comprised more than two million square miles, spanning from Greece to India.His achievements were unparalleled - he had excelled as leader to his men, founded eighteen new cities and stamped the face of Greek culture on the ancient East. The myth he created is as potent today as it was in the ancient world.Combining historical scholarship and acute psychological insight, Alexander the Great brings this colossal figure vividly to life.'So enjoyable and well-written ... Fox's book became my main guide through Alexander's amazing story'  Oliver Stone, director of Alexander'I do not know which to admire most, his vast erudition or his imaginative grasp of so remote and complicated a period and such a complex personality'  Cyril Connolly, Sunday Times'An achievement of Alexandrian proportions'  New StatesmanRobin Lane Fox was the main historical advisor to Oliver Stone on his film Alexander, and took part in many of its most dramatic re-enactments. His books include The Classical World: An Epic History of Greece and Rome, The Unauthorised Version: Truth and Fiction in the Bible, Travelling Heroes: Greeks and their Myths in the Epic Age of Homer and Pagans and Christians in the Mediterranean World from the Second Century AD to the Conversion of Constantine.

    The second edition includes a review of recent research and new

    They provide a unique bridge with the ancient world & can bring us into peculiarly intimate contact with life in the Roman world.AcknowledgementsIntroductionThe Jews Before the RomansHerod & His SuccessorsThreats from Romans, Greeks & ChristiansThe Wars Against the RomansThe Jews in the Late EmpireNoteSome BooksTablesIndex

    A compelling, engrossing study of the historical Jesus views him as a leader of the Jewish resistance against the Roman Occupation who became transformed through the Gospels into a divine being

    These publications established him as an Egyptologist & art historian. He also contributed essays on Egyptian woodwork & furniture as a part of the Oxford History of Technology in '54 & '56. In '55, he worked as an associate curator in the dep't of Egyptian art in the NY Metropolitan Museum of Art, with the curator, Wm C. Hayes. During his time at the Met, he improved the presentation of the exhibitions & helped identify & catalog a number of previously overlooked artifacts in storage. In '56, he returned to the Royal Scottish Museum to enhance the Egyptology team. In '61 he was promoted to keeper of art & archeology, a post he held until his '74 retirement. During his time at the RSM, he not only gave lectures but also made purchases & helped the museum vastly improve not only the Egyptology displays but also the W. African & S. Seas sections.ForewordPrefaceIntroduction: The Armana RevolutionThe historical outlineThe monuments of Akhenaten & NefertitiThe development of the Armarna style The early period The development of the Armarna styleThe later phasesIconographyThe character of Armarna artNotesCatalogueBibliographyConcordance IConcordance II

    A Scholarly and thorough history of Jewish Costume throughout the centuries.

    Ten itineraries cover day trips in Israel, across the border into Jordan, and the Sinai.