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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... sent to negotiate it . Philip too sent envoys to Thebes . Both sides were heard at one session . Thebans ' voting rights were confined to present and veteran soldier - citizens . The Macedonians cited their mutual treaty , recalled the ...
... sent to negotiate it . Philip too sent envoys to Thebes . Both sides were heard at one session . Thebans ' voting rights were confined to present and veteran soldier - citizens . The Macedonians cited their mutual treaty , recalled the ...
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... sent armoured ships to cut their cables . He brought up support ships . The enemy sent divers to cut the cables under water . He replaced the cables with anchor chains . At length the channel allowed his ships alongside the walls ...
... sent armoured ships to cut their cables . He brought up support ships . The enemy sent divers to cut the cables under water . He replaced the cables with anchor chains . At length the channel allowed his ships alongside the walls ...
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... sent them no help or transport , so nobody arrived . Alexander , furious for his false hopes , had the man kept under arrest . At last Nearchus and a few friends , getting along as best they could , were passed by some of the scouts sent ...
... sent them no help or transport , so nobody arrived . Alexander , furious for his false hopes , had the man kept under arrest . At last Nearchus and a few friends , getting along as best they could , were passed by some of the scouts sent ...
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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