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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... Persepolis , the impregnable pass of the Persian Gates was defended by the satrap of Persis , who had closed its ... Persepolis lay open . Here no one was in a position to offer formal surrender . Instead Alexander got a The impregnable ...
... Persepolis , the impregnable pass of the Persian Gates was defended by the satrap of Persis , who had closed its ... Persepolis lay open . Here no one was in a position to offer formal surrender . Instead Alexander got a The impregnable ...
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... Persepolis , with its tall lotus - topped columns and endless reliefs of tribute bearers bringing offerings to its builder , Darius the Great . We hear of no such regal ceremonies as had marked his stay at Babylon or Susa ; perhaps only ...
... Persepolis , with its tall lotus - topped columns and endless reliefs of tribute bearers bringing offerings to its builder , Darius the Great . We hear of no such regal ceremonies as had marked his stay at Babylon or Susa ; perhaps only ...
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... Persepolis . Photo : Robert Harding Associates 194 Relief of Pyrrhic dance . Acropolis Museum , Athens . Photo : Paul Myloff 196-7 Persepolis . George Rainbird Archives . Photo : Lucien Hervé 198 Persian silver rhyton found at Erzincan ...
... Persepolis . Photo : Robert Harding Associates 194 Relief of Pyrrhic dance . Acropolis Museum , Athens . Photo : Paul Myloff 196-7 Persepolis . George Rainbird Archives . Photo : Lucien Hervé 198 Persian silver rhyton found at Erzincan ...
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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