Alexander the Great and his empire: Pierre Briant a short introduction/

Originally published under the title Alexandre le Grand. Paris : Presses universitaires de France, 1974.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Chapter I. The Major Stages of the Conquest (334-323) -- From Granicus to the Fall of Tyre (May 334-Summer 332) -- From Tyre to the Euphrates (Summer 332-Summer 331) -- The End of Darius and the Final Submission of Greece (Summer 331-Summer 330) -- Guerillas in the Eastern Satrapies and Macedonian Opposition (Summer 330-Spring 327) -- The Conquest of India and the Return via the Persian Gulf (327-325) -- The Last Years (324-323) -- Chapter II. The Origins and Objectives of the Conquest -- The Unsatisfactory Nature of Explanations Based on Personality and Psychology -- The Heritage of Philip II -- Alexander and the Royal Territories of the Achaemenids -- "War of Liberation" and "War of Reprisal": The Limits of Alexander's Philhellenism -- The Conquest of India and Return via the Persian Gulf -- The Problem of the "Last Plans" -- Chapter III. Resistance to the Conquest -- The Resistance of Darius (334-330) -- Underground Resistance and Open Revolt in Greece -- Resistance and Reprisals in the Eastern Satrapies (330-327) -- The Discontent of the Macedonian Soldiery (330-324) -- Chapter IV. The Administration, Defense, and Exploitation of the Conquered Lands -- The Different Degrees of Royal Authority -- Territorial Control and the Management of the Population -- Conquest and "Economic Development" -- Chapter V. Alexander among Macedonians, Greeks, and Iranians -- Conquest and Surrender: Contradiction and Opposition -- A Policy for the Future (325-323).