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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... royal Persian guard , the ' Immortals ' , in whose midst stood the Great King , conspicuous in his ornate chariot by his height and royal robe . Mounted upon the ageing but still spirited Bucephalas ( who probably owed his long life to ...
... royal Persian guard , the ' Immortals ' , in whose midst stood the Great King , conspicuous in his ornate chariot by his height and royal robe . Mounted upon the ageing but still spirited Bucephalas ( who probably owed his long life to ...
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... royal squires , whose charge the King's horses were , he and the rest of the string were carried off by local raiders . He was now twenty - five , and his likely fate all too obvious . The old horse had probably saved the life of his ...
... royal squires , whose charge the King's horses were , he and the rest of the string were carried off by local raiders . He was now twenty - five , and his likely fate all too obvious . The old horse had probably saved the life of his ...
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... Royal Bodyguard till he could be given his real reward - the satrapy of Persia , held by a usurper with whom Alexander had yet to deal . Hephaestion was now sent off with most of the army by the pleasant coast road to Susa , to give the ...
... Royal Bodyguard till he could be given his real reward - the satrapy of Persia , held by a usurper with whom Alexander had yet to deal . Hephaestion was now sent off with most of the army by the pleasant coast road to Susa , to give the ...
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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