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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... took five days . The Caspian Sea . Alexander took the surrender of Nabarzanes on the Hyrcanian Plain bordering its shores . Fate treated Bessus just as he had treated Darius . 146.
... took five days . The Caspian Sea . Alexander took the surrender of Nabarzanes on the Hyrcanian Plain bordering its shores . Fate treated Bessus just as he had treated Darius . 146.
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... took them about a month . Night duty was only served for one night at a time , which meant that they must act on their night assigned , or wait the best part of a fortnight for their next turn . Yet their plans took no account whatever ...
... took them about a month . Night duty was only served for one night at a time , which meant that they must act on their night assigned , or wait the best part of a fortnight for their next turn . Yet their plans took no account whatever ...
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... took fright and fled . His family sur rendered , blaming the Brahmins , whom Alexander hanged . During these operations Musicanus , breaking his treaty , rose in arms ; probably his own Brahmins had pro- claimed a holy war . As always ...
... took fright and fled . His family sur rendered , blaming the Brahmins , whom Alexander hanged . During these operations Musicanus , breaking his treaty , rose in arms ; probably his own Brahmins had pro- claimed a holy war . As always ...
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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