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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... palace of Persepolis , with its tall lotus - topped columns and endless reliefs of tribute bearers bringing offerings to its builder , Darius the Great . We hear of no such regal ceremonies as had marked his stay at Babylon or Susa ...
... palace of Persepolis , with its tall lotus - topped columns and endless reliefs of tribute bearers bringing offerings to its builder , Darius the Great . We hear of no such regal ceremonies as had marked his stay at Babylon or Susa ...
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... palace ruins , he expressed regrets . It would no longer have seemed to him the ideal climax for even the most successful party . But , as he made his way down to Susa , another burning lay before him . Calanus , who had never been ill ...
... palace ruins , he expressed regrets . It would no longer have seemed to him the ideal climax for even the most successful party . But , as he made his way down to Susa , another burning lay before him . Calanus , who had never been ill ...
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... palace the Queen Mother , Sisygambis , and her grandchildren . The boy , who would now be about fourteen , does not reappear in history ; he must simply have been merged in the Iranian nobility during the succession wars . Both his ...
... palace the Queen Mother , Sisygambis , and her grandchildren . The boy , who would now be about fourteen , does not reappear in history ; he must simply have been merged in the Iranian nobility during the succession wars . Both his ...
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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