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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... honour was of more concern to Alexandros than his sister's feelings ; for he readily accepted Philip's offered amends , the hand of her daughter Cleopatra . That he was her uncle was in those days no impediment . It would be of great ...
... honour was of more concern to Alexandros than his sister's feelings ; for he readily accepted Philip's offered amends , the hand of her daughter Cleopatra . That he was her uncle was in those days no impediment . It would be of great ...
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... honour , and promised to join them in kinship with the hand of Cynna , one of his bastard sisters . They never met again ; Lambarus , after a devastating performance of his mission , went home , fell ill and died . Whether or not Cynna ...
... honour , and promised to join them in kinship with the hand of Cynna , one of his bastard sisters . They never met again ; Lambarus , after a devastating performance of his mission , went home , fell ill and died . Whether or not Cynna ...
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... honour , implying that Hephaestion himself was worthy of the office , if he could have been spared ; but Alexander was realistic about such missions , and this called for both integrity and skill . Hephaestion was at once surrounded ...
... honour , implying that Hephaestion himself was worthy of the office , if he could have been spared ; but Alexander was realistic about such missions , and this called for both integrity and skill . Hephaestion was at once surrounded ...
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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