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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... command included an unerring instinct for rare moments when commands will be disregarded with consequent loss of face ; but for the rest of his life , he seldom refused the petition of a Theban ; if he found one serving as a Persian ...
... command included an unerring instinct for rare moments when commands will be disregarded with consequent loss of face ; but for the rest of his life , he seldom refused the petition of a Theban ; if he found one serving as a Persian ...
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... command . If Parmenion did advise Alexander against pitched battle and propose a dawn surprise — an- other disputed ... commands at all . A true professional , Alexander had no favourites in the The Nature of Alexander 91.
... command . If Parmenion did advise Alexander against pitched battle and propose a dawn surprise — an- other disputed ... commands at all . A true professional , Alexander had no favourites in the The Nature of Alexander 91.
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... command . If the young King's rejection of his advice was stressed in later chronicles for expedient reasons , this is no proof that such incidents were fictitious . They suggest a familiar human pattern . Parmenion was now in his ...
... command . If the young King's rejection of his advice was stressed in later chronicles for expedient reasons , this is no proof that such incidents were fictitious . They suggest a familiar human pattern . Parmenion was now in his ...
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