Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Alexander the Great
- Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World
- The Cambridge Companion to Alexander the Great
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Maps
- Abbreviations
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Alexander’s Life and Career
- 1 Alexander’s Birth and Childhood
- 2 The Crises Leading up to Alexander’s Accession
- 3 Alexander and the Greeks
- 4 To the Ends of the World: What the Campaign Was All About
- 5 Alexander and Egypt
- 6 Alexander and the Persian Empire
- 7 Alexander and India
- 8 Alexander’s Death, Last Plans and Burial
- Part II Contexts
- Part III The Historical and Biographical Tradition
- Part IV The Ancient World’s Memory of Alexander
- Alexander’s Timeline 356–321 BC
- References
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World
5 - Alexander and Egypt
from Part I - Alexander’s Life and Career
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Alexander the Great
- Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World
- The Cambridge Companion to Alexander the Great
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Maps
- Abbreviations
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Alexander’s Life and Career
- 1 Alexander’s Birth and Childhood
- 2 The Crises Leading up to Alexander’s Accession
- 3 Alexander and the Greeks
- 4 To the Ends of the World: What the Campaign Was All About
- 5 Alexander and Egypt
- 6 Alexander and the Persian Empire
- 7 Alexander and India
- 8 Alexander’s Death, Last Plans and Burial
- Part II Contexts
- Part III The Historical and Biographical Tradition
- Part IV The Ancient World’s Memory of Alexander
- Alexander’s Timeline 356–321 BC
- References
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World
Summary
Alexander spent at most eight months in Egypt (mid/late October of 332 to late June of 331), but his brief time there has sparked more academic debate than any other similar period in his eleven-year campaign. In order to contextualize such a diversity of scholarly opinion, this chapter will investigate the Greco-Roman literary sources, the contemporary Egyptian language documents, and the archaeological evidence through four key events–Alexander’s arrival in Memphis, his founding of Alexandria, his visit to Siwah, and his return to Memphis and departure.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Alexander the Great , pp. 82 - 96Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024