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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... killed by Perdiccas III second son of Amyntas III , 367–359 ; killed in battle , or by his mother third son of Amyntas III , 359-336 ; assassinated the Great , son of Philip II , 336-323 ; died son of above , 323 – c . 310 ; murdered by ...
... killed by Perdiccas III second son of Amyntas III , 367–359 ; killed in battle , or by his mother third son of Amyntas III , 359-336 ; assassinated the Great , son of Philip II , 336-323 ; died son of above , 323 – c . 310 ; murdered by ...
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... killed him , and was at once involved in a mêlée , getting a blow on the helmet which removed one of its plumes . While he was accounting for this assailant , another raised his scimitar to bring it down on him ; the brother of his ...
... killed him , and was at once involved in a mêlée , getting a blow on the helmet which removed one of its plumes . While he was accounting for this assailant , another raised his scimitar to bring it down on him ; the brother of his ...
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... killed Parmenion as a king , responsibly . This time he had killed as a man , who could not hold his drink or keep his temper . As a.
... killed Parmenion as a king , responsibly . This time he had killed as a man , who could not hold his drink or keep his temper . As a.
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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