Alexander the Great and His Conquest: West Against East?
Andronike Makres, Konstantinos Tsakonas
Mon Jan 13 thru Fri Jan 17, 11am-01:30pm, 3-133
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 13-Jan-2003
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: None. Ref. book: 'The Campaigns of Alexander' by Arrian
The course will examine the campaigns of Alexander the Great (354-323 B.C.) using as primary source Arrian’ s (85-124 A.D.) account in translation. Alexander’s expedition will be discussed as an attempt to disseminate Greek culture and values in the east, the so- called Hellenization of the East. At the same time, however, eastern values and practices diluted the original intent as well as momentum of the expedition and fascinated Alexander himself. This shift of attitude contributed to the glorious operation’s number of crises and eventually compromised it.
Special events: Guest speaker Partha Bose, senior partner and CMO of Monitor company will discuss a chapter of his upcoming book on Alexander's art of strategy. Screenwriter Ted Tally (Silence of the Lambs) will be available on email Q&A to discuss his script of the upcoming Alexander movie (Luhrman, Scorcese, DiCaprio)
Poster design: Sotirios Kotsopoulos
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mit-greece/www/index.htm
Contact: IAP sign-up, mitgreece@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT-Greece Working Group
Latest update: 14-Jan-2003
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