Alexander the GreatPenguin Books, 1973 - 568 pages Robin Lane Fox's accessible and erudite life of Alexander the Great searches through the mass of conflicting evidence and legend to focus on the living actuality of the man and his experience--'It is tempting', he concludes, 'to see in Alexander the romantic's complex nature for the first time in Greek history.' Beautifully written perceptive and fluent, it is a superb example of historical scholarship and psychological insight. |
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Page 157
... Aegean by summoning most of the hired Greeks from the fleet . On his deathbed , Memnon had appointed his Persian nephew and his deputy as temporary admirals and the pair of them had been fighting on boldly . By August , they had finally ...
... Aegean by summoning most of the hired Greeks from the fleet . On his deathbed , Memnon had appointed his Persian nephew and his deputy as temporary admirals and the pair of them had been fighting on boldly . By August , they had finally ...
Page 198
... Aegean was its prime attraction , perhaps for economic reasons . Greeks had long maintained a trading - post at Naucratis in the Delta and their trade with Egypt is not known to have dwindled before Alexander's arrival , though Persian ...
... Aegean was its prime attraction , perhaps for economic reasons . Greeks had long maintained a trading - post at Naucratis in the Delta and their trade with Egypt is not known to have dwindled before Alexander's arrival , though Persian ...
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... Aegean , so early in the season , one of his admirals sailed in to deliver prisoners and report on his campaign ; now that the Cypriot , Rhodian and Phoenician fleets had changed sides , the news could only be welcome . The Persian ...
... Aegean , so early in the season , one of his admirals sailed in to deliver prisoners and report on his campaign ; now that the Cypriot , Rhodian and Phoenician fleets had changed sides , the news could only be welcome . The Persian ...
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List of Maps | 9 |
Preface | 133 |
PART | 157 |
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