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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... Hindu Kush , to the north the impenetrable forests of Gurgan and the Elburz range , to the south the fastnesses of Persia itself , a province which Artaxerxes III , con- temporary of Philip , had never visited during his reign : these ...
... Hindu Kush , to the north the impenetrable forests of Gurgan and the Elburz range , to the south the fastnesses of Persia itself , a province which Artaxerxes III , con- temporary of Philip , had never visited during his reign : these ...
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... Hindu Kush and search the surrounds of Balkh for Bessus . The march was tactical but nonetheless remarkable . The Hindu - Kush runs north and south like a dragon's backbone between India and Iran ; it first earned its modern name , meaning ...
... Hindu Kush and search the surrounds of Balkh for Bessus . The march was tactical but nonetheless remarkable . The Hindu - Kush runs north and south like a dragon's backbone between India and Iran ; it first earned its modern name , meaning ...
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... Hindu Kush , the site of his punishment seemed at last to have been discovered . But this greatest of all myths had always been placed in the Caucasus , miles away to the north - west ; in order to reconcile myth and geography ...
... Hindu Kush , the site of his punishment seemed at last to have been discovered . But this greatest of all myths had always been placed in the Caucasus , miles away to the north - west ; in order to reconcile myth and geography ...
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List of Maps | 9 |
Preface | 133 |
PART | 157 |
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