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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... gold - embroidered purple , on which was displayed Alex- ander's panoply of arms . Upon all this was erected a golden temple . Gold Ionic columns , twined with acanthus , supported a vaulted roof of gold scales set with jewels , topped ...
... gold - embroidered purple , on which was displayed Alex- ander's panoply of arms . Upon all this was erected a golden temple . Gold Ionic columns , twined with acanthus , supported a vaulted roof of gold scales set with jewels , topped ...
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... gold to rebuild his sanctuary . ( It would have fateful conse- quences later . ) Mazaeus was at once confirmed in his rank of satrap . The gift of this great office to a Persian , gratifying to Iranians , can hardly have been as popular ...
... gold to rebuild his sanctuary . ( It would have fateful conse- quences later . ) Mazaeus was at once confirmed in his rank of satrap . The gift of this great office to a Persian , gratifying to Iranians , can hardly have been as popular ...
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... gold ) . The feast lasted five days , said Chares ; the most famous exponents of every art performed . Once more Alexander honoured the actor Thettalus , who had taken such risks for him in Caria long ago . The subject - allies sent gold ...
... gold ) . The feast lasted five days , said Chares ; the most famous exponents of every art performed . Once more Alexander honoured the actor Thettalus , who had taken such risks for him in Caria long ago . The subject - allies sent gold ...
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