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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... Susa that , mounting the throne of the six - foot - odd Darius , he found his feet would not touch the ground . Someone shoved a low table under them . An old palace eunuch wept ; it had been his master's wine table . Touched by such ...
... Susa that , mounting the throne of the six - foot - odd Darius , he found his feet would not touch the ground . Someone shoved a low table under them . An old palace eunuch wept ; it had been his master's wine table . Touched by such ...
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... Susa overflowed with money ; and the traders who lived off the soldiers thought it opportune to foreclose on their ruinous debts . They had lived with the riches and recklessness of buccaneers . They were now in trouble ; and Alexander ...
... Susa overflowed with money ; and the traders who lived off the soldiers thought it opportune to foreclose on their ruinous debts . They had lived with the riches and recklessness of buccaneers . They were now in trouble ; and Alexander ...
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... Susa , 199 Semiramis , legendary Assyrian queen , 188 , 193 Shakespeare , 69 , 90 Shiraz , landscape near , [ 213 ] Sicily , 105 , 119 , 221 Sidon , 101-4 , [ map 175-8 ] Sigismund , Holy Roman Emperor , and Arrian , 21 Sikandar ...
... Susa , 199 Semiramis , legendary Assyrian queen , 188 , 193 Shakespeare , 69 , 90 Shiraz , landscape near , [ 213 ] Sicily , 105 , 119 , 221 Sidon , 101-4 , [ map 175-8 ] Sigismund , Holy Roman Emperor , and Arrian , 21 Sikandar ...
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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