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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... father ( Antipater now acting Regent ) , and was sent with the rank of general to subdue some rebel cities in south Thrace . At about this time he saved , as he claimed later , his father's life . It was probably during Philip's arduous ...
... father ( Antipater now acting Regent ) , and was sent with the rank of general to subdue some rebel cities in south Thrace . At about this time he saved , as he claimed later , his father's life . It was probably during Philip's arduous ...
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... father , with whom he had served harmoniously through a long campaign , in an atmosphere of male camaraderie away from palace intrigues . It was of course an ordeal . An adolescent so sexually fastidious , and with the homosexual ...
... father , with whom he had served harmoniously through a long campaign , in an atmosphere of male camaraderie away from palace intrigues . It was of course an ordeal . An adolescent so sexually fastidious , and with the homosexual ...
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... father's good faith about his succession . He would not of course have returned without some kind of warranty . But he did not trust it . Most of Philip's offspring were girls , and the new wife had borne another ; no viable heir but ...
... father's good faith about his succession . He would not of course have returned without some kind of warranty . But he did not trust it . Most of Philip's offspring were girls , and the new wife had borne another ; no viable heir but ...
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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