The First European

Pierre Briant · Nicholas Elliott

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Classical Antiquity Studies Philosophy, History, and Historiography Rousseau and Enlightenment Thought

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Enlightenment thinkers, searching for ancient models to understand contemporary affairs, were the first to critically interpret Alexander the Great’s achievements. As Pierre Briant shows, in their minds Alexander was the first European: an empire builder who welcomed trade with the “Orient” and brought Western civilization to its oppressed peoples.

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