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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... Hephaestion's first independent mission . Before its conquest by Persia some generations back , Sidon had been a monarchy . Alexander directed Hephaestion to choose a king . It was a graceful mark of honour , implying that Hephaestion ...
... Hephaestion's first independent mission . Before its conquest by Persia some generations back , Sidon had been a monarchy . Alexander directed Hephaestion to choose a king . It was a graceful mark of honour , implying that Hephaestion ...
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... Hephaestion . The constant friction between Queen and Regent was an old story ; but new factors had accumu lated ... Hephaestion . It is said that yielding to these words , Hephaestion was reconciled with Eumenes ; unwillingly , Eumenes ...
... Hephaestion . The constant friction between Queen and Regent was an old story ; but new factors had accumu lated ... Hephaestion . It is said that yielding to these words , Hephaestion was reconciled with Eumenes ; unwillingly , Eumenes ...
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... Hephaestion . Regret had now turned to wormwood . He was harsh to anyone who had been at odds with the dead man , but most to Eumenes , whom he suspected of rejoicing . Considering his state of mind , Eumenes must have wondered how soon ...
... Hephaestion . Regret had now turned to wormwood . He was harsh to anyone who had been at odds with the dead man , but most to Eumenes , whom he suspected of rejoicing . Considering his state of mind , Eumenes must have wondered how soon ...
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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