Sources
In the specification you are given a list of the published texts that will be used for Prescribed Source quotations, but below we give further details and alternative suggestions.
Please note that only the translations in the specifications will be used in the exam.
Most of your texts can be found by searching these online databases of texts:
However, remember that these are not the prescribed translations, and they are sometimes quite old so the language can be quite old-fashioned.
Further Reading
4.2
Heckel, W., 'Alexander's Conquest of Asia' in W. Heckel and L. Tritle, eds., Alexander the Great: A New History (Oxford and Chichester, 2011), pp. 26-52 – a detailed review of the backdrop to the Persian conquest and its manifestation
4.4
Ryder, T. T. B. 'The Diplomatic Skills of Phillip II,' in I. Worthington, ed.,Ventures into Greek History (Oxford, 1994), pp. 228-257 – this is a useful review of how Philip applied diplomacy during his reign.
4.5
Borza, E., 'Fire from Heaven: Alexander at Persepolis' CPh 67 (1972), pp. 233-245. Reprinted in Makedonika (1995) pp.217-238 – a detailed discussion of the burning of the palace at Persepolis.
Howe, T., and S. Muller, 'Mission Accomplished: Alexander at the Hyphasis' AHB 26 (2012), pp.21-38: an in-depth re-consideration of Alexander and the mutinous stirrings at Hyphasis in 326
Sancisi-Weerdenburg, H., 'Alexander and Persepolis,' in J. Carlsen, B. Due, O. S. Due, and B. Poulsen, eds., Alexander the Great: Reality and Myth Rome, 1993), pp. 177-188 on the result of the fire at the palace in Persepolis.
