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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... land troops . This fleet had none . Alexander sent out Philotas to occupy the surrounding coast and virtually besiege them by cutting them off from provisions . On land they were vastly out- numbered ; after one vain attempt to provoke ...
... land troops . This fleet had none . Alexander sent out Philotas to occupy the surrounding coast and virtually besiege them by cutting them off from provisions . On land they were vastly out- numbered ; after one vain attempt to provoke ...
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... land divides " ; it was quicker by water wherever water was , and frequently less dangerous . There was promise of a splendid trade route , cutting out the long , hard cara- van trail beset with bandits ; the coast road was said to be ...
... land divides " ; it was quicker by water wherever water was , and frequently less dangerous . There was promise of a splendid trade route , cutting out the long , hard cara- van trail beset with bandits ; the coast road was said to be ...
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... land then in vulnerable fission ; its history had been among the books sent him by Harpalus ; it would have made a good springboard for Italy . As the embassies had shown , his reputation had already half - won his future campaigns ...
... land then in vulnerable fission ; its history had been among the books sent him by Harpalus ; it would have made a good springboard for Italy . As the embassies had shown , his reputation had already half - won his future campaigns ...
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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