Alexander the GreatAllen Lane, 1973 - 568 pages Series follows well-known personalities back to the ancient times in which they lived. |
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... Bessus , a murderer of Darius , he was nonetheless restored to his high office and given an advance squadron of mounted javelin - throwers , Iranians like himself , to police the Macedonians as they passed along the edge of his province ...
... Bessus , a murderer of Darius , he was nonetheless restored to his high office and given an advance squadron of mounted javelin - throwers , Iranians like himself , to police the Macedonians as they passed along the edge of his province ...
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... Bessus's dwindling trail , a prospect tougher than they knew . They numbered scarcely 30,000 , but they followed uncomplainingly , not the behaviour of men discontented with their leader's recent purge , his ambitions or his sparse ...
... Bessus's dwindling trail , a prospect tougher than they knew . They numbered scarcely 30,000 , but they followed uncomplainingly , not the behaviour of men discontented with their leader's recent purge , his ambitions or his sparse ...
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... Bessus had murdered Darius , his lawful king and benefactor . Bessus blamed his helpers , but the excuse was not thought satisfactory : he was ordered to be scourged and proclaimed as an assassin before being taken to Balkh for further ...
... Bessus had murdered Darius , his lawful king and benefactor . Bessus blamed his helpers , but the excuse was not thought satisfactory : he was ordered to be scourged and proclaimed as an assassin before being taken to Balkh for further ...
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