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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... Plutarch says that from childhood Alexander had a longing to excel , and philotimia , the love of honour . De- spite his childhood traumas , we hear nothing about fits of rage . Had his love of winning made him an unpleasant loser , he ...
... Plutarch says that from childhood Alexander had a longing to excel , and philotimia , the love of honour . De- spite his childhood traumas , we hear nothing about fits of rage . Had his love of winning made him an unpleasant loser , he ...
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... says Plutarch , adding that this applied as long as he was sober . About Alexander's drinking habits much nonsense has been written which can be corrected by the most ele- mentary medical knowledge combined with the evidence of his life ...
... says Plutarch , adding that this applied as long as he was sober . About Alexander's drinking habits much nonsense has been written which can be corrected by the most ele- mentary medical knowledge combined with the evidence of his life ...
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... Plutarch says that Perdiccas was her accomplice in the deed ; but this is most unlikely in view of the fact that the sex of her own child was still unknown . Faced , however , with the fait accompli , and only a single child POSTSCRIPT.
... Plutarch says that Perdiccas was her accomplice in the deed ; but this is most unlikely in view of the fact that the sex of her own child was still unknown . Faced , however , with the fait accompli , and only a single child POSTSCRIPT.
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