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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... 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 for the first time in late autumn , in an arid valley which allowed an ambush . Seistan's satrap , too , was known to have murdered Darius . If ignored he might rally to Bessus and block Alexander's rear . Of the three enemies he ...
... Bessus for the first time in late autumn , in an arid valley which allowed an ambush . Seistan's satrap , too , was known to have murdered Darius . If ignored he might rally to Bessus and block Alexander's rear . Of the three enemies he ...
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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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List of Maps | 9 |
Preface | 133 |
PART | 157 |
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