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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... Philip . Most north Greeks were fair , red - haired or auburn . Otherwise , our one visual glimpse of her dates from ... Philip married the princess , and , leaving her pregnant , returned to his necessary wars . The prophetic dreams of ...
... Philip . Most north Greeks were fair , red - haired or auburn . Otherwise , our one visual glimpse of her dates from ... Philip married the princess , and , leaving her pregnant , returned to his necessary wars . The prophetic dreams of ...
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... Philip a really promising candidate , and wrote at some length to tell him so . Philip was indeed well qualified for the task . Had he not sired a genius , he would be remembered as the most brilliant general of antiquity next to Julius ...
... Philip a really promising candidate , and wrote at some length to tell him so . Philip was indeed well qualified for the task . Had he not sired a genius , he would be remembered as the most brilliant general of antiquity next to Julius ...
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... Philip found out . And here the Plutarch manu- script has a tantalizing short gap . After the break , it says Philip went to Alexander's room , taking with him Philotas son of Parmenion , one of Alexander's close friends , and gave him ...
... Philip found out . And here the Plutarch manu- script has a tantalizing short gap . After the break , it says Philip went to Alexander's room , taking with him Philotas son of Parmenion , one of Alexander's close friends , and gave him ...
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