The Nature of AlexanderKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 12 nov. 1979 - 288 pages The acclaimed biography of Alexander the Great by Mary Renault, the author of Fire from Heaven and The Persian Boy, two best-selling novels about Alexander. |
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... Demosthenes ' inveterate hate and rebuffed with studied insults . Reared in the traditions of Macedon , Philip took a simple and comprehensive view of leaders who led from behind . His belief that he had found one here was to prove ...
... Demosthenes ' inveterate hate and rebuffed with studied insults . Reared in the traditions of Macedon , Philip took a simple and comprehensive view of leaders who led from behind . His belief that he had found one here was to prove ...
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... Demosthenes ' speeches show again and again how utterly he had failed to take Alexander's measure . Even after the lightning victories which followed his accession , Demos- thenes was mocking him as " Margites , " the anti - hero of a ...
... Demosthenes ' speeches show again and again how utterly he had failed to take Alexander's measure . Even after the lightning victories which followed his accession , Demos- thenes was mocking him as " Margites , " the anti - hero of a ...
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... Demosthenes ' democratic principles were strictly parochial . So eagerly did Darius respond that his account rolls , when captured later in Sardis , showed disbursements to his ally of 300 talents . Presently it was learned that the ...
... Demosthenes ' democratic principles were strictly parochial . So eagerly did Darius respond that his account rolls , when captured later in Sardis , showed disbursements to his ally of 300 talents . Presently it was learned that the ...
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Achilles Alex Alexander Alexander's ancient ander Antipater Aristobulus Aristotle army Arrian Arrian says Artabazus Asia asked Athenian Athens Attalus Babylon Bactria Bagoas battle began Bessus bride Callisthenes campaign Cassander cavalry chariot Cleitus command court Craterus Curtius Cyrus danger Darius dead death Demosthenes Diodorus divine donians doubt Ecbatana Egypt elephants enemy envoys eunuch exile father fight fled fleet force friends garrison gold Greece Greek Harpalus Hephaestion Hephaestion's honour horses Illyrians Indian infantry killed King knew known land later legend lived Mace Macedon Macedonian mercenaries murder Nabarzanes Nearchus never night numbers Ochus offered officers Olympias once palace Parmenion passed Pausanias Perdiccas perhaps Persepolis Persian Peucestas Philip Philotas Plutarch Plutarch says Porus pride probably Ptolemy river route Roxane royal satrap seems sent ships siege Sisygambis Sogdiana soldiers story survived Susa talents Thebans Thebes thought tion told took troops walls wound