The Nature of AlexanderAllen Lane, 1975 - 240 pages Combines contemporaneous accounts, critically studied legends, reproductions of pertinent artworks, and photographs to provide a full-scale, nonideological biography of the Macedonian conqueror and empire builder. |
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... Athens of his day . One cannot read him without feeling sure he would have spoken for the death of Socrates . He led his city to ruin , not through treachery - even her traitors could have done her better service - but from inveterate ...
... Athens of his day . One cannot read him without feeling sure he would have spoken for the death of Socrates . He led his city to ruin , not through treachery - even her traitors could have done her better service - but from inveterate ...
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... Athens , a League member , to send her own contingent . Demos thenes had secured a veto , mainly no doubt to prevent fraternization with the Macedonians , in whom fellow soldiers might discover fellow humans . When Philip's moderation ...
... Athens , a League member , to send her own contingent . Demos thenes had secured a veto , mainly no doubt to prevent fraternization with the Macedonians , in whom fellow soldiers might discover fellow humans . When Philip's moderation ...
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... Athens . They consisted in shopping to Thebes two peoples protected by solemn Athenian pledges : the Boeotians of the neighbouring countryside , upheld against Theban rule in the sacred name of demo cracy ; and , far worse , the ...
... Athens . They consisted in shopping to Thebes two peoples protected by solemn Athenian pledges : the Boeotians of the neighbouring countryside , upheld against Theban rule in the sacred name of demo cracy ; and , far worse , the ...
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Alexander Alexander's already ancient army Arrian Asia asked Athenian Athens Babylon battle began better brought called campaign carried cause cavalry century command course court danger Darius dead death Demosthenes died doubt enemy evidence face fact father fighting followed force friends gave give given gold Greece Greek hand head held Hephaestion honour horses important Indian killed King knew known land later learned leave lived looked Macedon Macedonian mind murder nature never night offered officers Olympias once ordered Parmenion passed perhaps Persian Philip Philotas Photo plans Plutarch probably Ptolemy reached record remained rest returned river round royal satrap says seems seen sent ships showed side soldiers soon sources story taken thought told took troops turned walls whole wound young