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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... Callisthenes , a figure of some importance in Alexander's history . He was a great - nephew of Aristotle , who had recommended him for the post of royal archivist . ( Hence the use of his name by the Pseudo - Callisthenes author . ) He ...
... Callisthenes , a figure of some importance in Alexander's history . He was a great - nephew of Aristotle , who had recommended him for the post of royal archivist . ( Hence the use of his name by the Pseudo - Callisthenes author . ) He ...
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... Callisthenes intervened . In a longish speech , he urged the impiety of offering gods ' rights to men . Most of the Macedonians had been taken unprepared by the proposal ; at this support for their indecisive reluctance , they broke ...
... Callisthenes intervened . In a longish speech , he urged the impiety of offering gods ' rights to men . Most of the Macedonians had been taken unprepared by the proposal ; at this support for their indecisive reluctance , they broke ...
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... Callisthenes to keep his philosophic pride without official cognizance . Any odium it incurred among the others was his own affair . Like many intelligent men , Alexander had not left margin enough for others ' dullness . As Callisthenes ...
... Callisthenes to keep his philosophic pride without official cognizance . Any odium it incurred among the others was his own affair . Like many intelligent men , Alexander had not left margin enough for others ' dullness . As Callisthenes ...
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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