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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... Ptolemy , moreover , doing homage to Alexander , went to meet it with an army as far as Syria . ' Ptolemy's homage was a reverent hijack . Kings of Macedon had been buried by ancient custom at Aegae , its ancient hill - fort capital ...
... Ptolemy , moreover , doing homage to Alexander , went to meet it with an army as far as Syria . ' Ptolemy's homage was a reverent hijack . Kings of Macedon had been buried by ancient custom at Aegae , its ancient hill - fort capital ...
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... Ptolemy I must have known Alexander throughout his life span . Arrian's History starts at his accession , probably because Ptolemy's did , which is a pity , for his knowledge of earlier years would have been invaluable . Ptolemy is of ...
... Ptolemy I must have known Alexander throughout his life span . Arrian's History starts at his accession , probably because Ptolemy's did , which is a pity , for his knowledge of earlier years would have been invaluable . Ptolemy is of ...
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... Ptolemy was more than a decade older than Alexander , who in turn had had in his army , towards the end of his life ... Ptolemy for ulterior motive , apparently oblivious of the fact that their case is based upon the opposite of what it ...
... Ptolemy was more than a decade older than Alexander , who in turn had had in his army , towards the end of his life ... Ptolemy for ulterior motive , apparently oblivious of the fact that their case is based upon the opposite of what it ...
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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