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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Mary Renault. to rule the world . Arrian says that by some accounts Alexander cut it with his sword in proverbial ... Arrian conscientiously , " to say exactly how Alexander dealt with this knot . " It is agreed he dealt with it . There ...
Mary Renault. to rule the world . Arrian says that by some accounts Alexander cut it with his sword in proverbial ... Arrian conscientiously , " to say exactly how Alexander dealt with this knot . " It is agreed he dealt with it . There ...
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... says he watched a dancing contest in which Bagoas - who must quickly have got into shape again - carried off the ... Arrian says that the chief rea- son for his rule being accepted by the diverse peoples he had conquered was that " he ...
... says he watched a dancing contest in which Bagoas - who must quickly have got into shape again - carried off the ... Arrian says that the chief rea- son for his rule being accepted by the diverse peoples he had conquered was that " he ...
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... Arrian says that he never at any time expressed the least ill will to Antipater ; who , however , was extremely perturbed when the royal courier reached him . While Craterus was crossing Asia at the easy pace his health and his veterans ...
... Arrian says that he never at any time expressed the least ill will to Antipater ; who , however , was extremely perturbed when the royal courier reached him . While Craterus was crossing Asia at the easy pace his health and his veterans ...
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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