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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... Theban alliance got the vote ; he headed the embassy sent to negotiate it . Philip too sent envoys to Thebes . Both sides were heard at one session . Thebans ' voting rights were confined to present and veteran soldier - citizens . The ...
... Theban alliance got the vote ; he headed the embassy sent to negotiate it . Philip too sent envoys to Thebes . Both sides were heard at one session . Thebans ' voting rights were confined to present and veteran soldier - citizens . The ...
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... Thebans had admitted some anti - Macedonians whose lives Philip had spared after Chaeronea on condition of their exile , murdered two Macedonian commanders who in peacetime laxity had gone outside the citadel , and proceeded to invest ...
... Thebans had admitted some anti - Macedonians whose lives Philip had spared after Chaeronea on condition of their exile , murdered two Macedonian commanders who in peacetime laxity had gone outside the citadel , and proceeded to invest ...
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... Thebans refused , with a mocking counter- demand for Philotas and Antipater . They made a sortie against Alexander's pickets , some of whom they killed . He now moved to a strategic position , near the gate that faced towards Attica and ...
... Thebans refused , with a mocking counter- demand for Philotas and Antipater . They made a sortie against Alexander's pickets , some of whom they killed . He now moved to a strategic position , near the gate that faced towards Attica and ...
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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