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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... Homeric buffoon ; they had met in Macedonia when Alexander was a boy , and the joke was pointless unless Alexander's Homeric pretensions were known before he ever invaded Asia . There is every sign , moreover , that others took them ...
... Homeric buffoon ; they had met in Macedonia when Alexander was a boy , and the joke was pointless unless Alexander's Homeric pretensions were known before he ever invaded Asia . There is every sign , moreover , that others took them ...
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... Homeric hero . Hunting promis- ed similar glory , and was given free rein by Alexander from the Lebanon to the hills of Afghanistan ; according to custom , a Macedonian could not recline at dinner until he had killed a wild boar ...
... Homeric hero . Hunting promis- ed similar glory , and was given free rein by Alexander from the Lebanon to the hills of Afghanistan ; according to custom , a Macedonian could not recline at dinner until he had killed a wild boar ...
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... Homeric phrase , and meet his duties with the proper energy of a king among lesser kings . It was a de- manding position , and if age or achievement was against him , he was deposed or murdered . None of Alexander's ancestors had died ...
... Homeric phrase , and meet his duties with the proper energy of a king among lesser kings . It was a de- manding position , and if age or achievement was against him , he was deposed or murdered . None of Alexander's ancestors had died ...
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List of Maps | 9 |
Preface | 133 |
PART | 157 |
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