Alexander the Evil

Alexander is the most celebrated figure in Classical Antiquity and lends himself to multiple readings. Due to his fortune, he has often been celebrated in both Western and Eastern traditions as an extraordinary creator of a new world that united Europe and Asia. This study aims to investigate the perception and representation of Alexander and his successors in the pre-Islamic Iranian world. The intent is to provide a different reading of a historical event, the Macedonian conquest of the Persian empire, that is fundamental to the definition of relations between East and West. By analysing the reception of a myth-historical figure in a context different from that of the West, this book aims to actualise the research on Alexander and his fortune.