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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Page 77
... campaign against the Maedi had led him up that way ; he would have pressed on then , had his father not recalled him " lest he should undertake too much . " His strategic sense had been sound . He would now square the account , and ...
... campaign against the Maedi had led him up that way ; he would have pressed on then , had his father not recalled him " lest he should undertake too much . " His strategic sense had been sound . He would now square the account , and ...
Page 184
... campaign wives , and presumed that his son would choose in due course a proper consort . The Persians , their royal house passed by , must have raised their eyebrows . ( The highborn family of Artabazus remained tranquil , suggesting ...
... campaign wives , and presumed that his son would choose in due course a proper consort . The Persians , their royal house passed by , must have raised their eyebrows . ( The highborn family of Artabazus remained tranquil , suggesting ...
Page 199
... campaign he was released to take it over . With him was sent Hephaestion , to help consolidate the con- quest , found new towns and get them garrisoned . No mission could better attest the ability he had shown in diplomacy and ...
... campaign he was released to take it over . With him was sent Hephaestion , to help consolidate the con- quest , found new towns and get them garrisoned . No mission could better attest the ability he had shown in diplomacy and ...
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