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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... Roxane or her anteroom attendants . She had been con- signed to the harem , where the assassins had no apparent fears of her husband sleeping . The lack of evidence about their relations leaves an important gap in our knowledge of ...
... Roxane or her anteroom attendants . She had been con- signed to the harem , where the assassins had no apparent fears of her husband sleeping . The lack of evidence about their relations leaves an important gap in our knowledge of ...
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... Roxane . The one established fact is that in the following year , when Alexander died in Baby- lon , Roxane was there , but Stateira was at Susa . Remem- bering his lack of height , it is worth noting that Darius , a very tall man , had ...
... Roxane . The one established fact is that in the following year , when Alexander died in Baby- lon , Roxane was there , but Stateira was at Susa . Remem- bering his lack of height , it is worth noting that Darius , a very tall man , had ...
Page 267
... Roxane's child . In Curtius ' account , confused references are made in the debate to a child of Barsine . That Darius ' daughter is referred to seems probable in Plutarch . The most persua- sive evidence for this is the action of Roxane ...
... Roxane's child . In Curtius ' account , confused references are made in the debate to a child of Barsine . That Darius ' daughter is referred to seems probable in Plutarch . The most persua- sive evidence for this is the action of Roxane ...
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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