Review of Ogden (ed.), The Cambridge companion to Alexander the Great

BRYN MAYR CLASSICAL REVIEW: The Cambridge companion to Alexander the Great.

Daniel Ogden, The Cambridge companion to Alexander the Great. Cambridge companions to the ancient world. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2024. Pp. 612. ISBN 9781108840996.

Review by
K. R. Moore, Teesside University. K.R.Moore@tees.ac.uk

... It is worth emphasising that none of the burgeoning scholarship on Alexander the Great is redundant or excessive. All of it adds to our highly imperfect understanding of the Macedonian Conqueror and his legacy. And so it is with this preamble in mind that we now turn to the contents of this most recent Companion to join the marching ranks of its noble predecessors. ...

PaleoJudaica notes in particular these chapters:

28. The Alexander Romance, Christian Thrue Djurslev
29. Alexander in Jewish and Early Christian Literature, Aleksandra Klęczar

For many posts on Alexander the Great and his connection with ancient Jewish traditions, notably in the Alexander Romance, see here and links. For some other books on Alexander and the Alexander tradition published in recent years, see here, here, here, here, here, here (reprint of an old book), here, and here.

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