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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... Theban garrison . Philip marched on to Elatia on the Phocian border , about two days ' march from Thebes and three from Attica . Athens was in a panic . A beacon was built from the stalls and sheep pens of the marketplace to alert the ...
... Theban garrison . Philip marched on to Elatia on the Phocian border , about two days ' march from Thebes and three from Attica . Athens was in a panic . A beacon was built from the stalls and sheep pens of the marketplace to alert the ...
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... Thebes two peoples protected by solemn Athenian pledges : the Boeotians of the neighbouring countryside , upheld against Theban rule in the sacred name of demo cracy ; and , far worse , the Plataeans . This border tribe , Athens ' sole ...
... Thebes two peoples protected by solemn Athenian pledges : the Boeotians of the neighbouring countryside , upheld against Theban rule in the sacred name of demo cracy ; and , far worse , the Plataeans . This border tribe , Athens ' sole ...
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... Theban siege lines , at their nearest point of approach to the Macedonian garrison , trapped inside the Cadmea . This ... Thebes was unique . The allied troops were men to most of whom , till they joined his forced march a week before ...
... Theban siege lines , at their nearest point of approach to the Macedonian garrison , trapped inside the Cadmea . This ... Thebes was unique . The allied troops were men to most of whom , till they joined his forced march a week before ...
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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