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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... Perdiccas acted without orders and took it into his head to attack the Thebans ' stockade that battle was joined at all . For Perdiccas tried an unofficial raid and was ' wounded badly ' , and ' almost stranded ' ; only when the Thebans ...
... Perdiccas acted without orders and took it into his head to attack the Thebans ' stockade that battle was joined at all . For Perdiccas tried an unofficial raid and was ' wounded badly ' , and ' almost stranded ' ; only when the Thebans ...
Page 468
... Perdiccas after they turned against Antipater ; it stresses Perdiccas as Alexander's heir , even as his chosen husband for Roxane , and denounces Antipater's family as Alexander's poisoners . Perdiccas cannot , therefore , have recently ...
... Perdiccas after they turned against Antipater ; it stresses Perdiccas as Alexander's heir , even as his chosen husband for Roxane , and denounces Antipater's family as Alexander's poisoners . Perdiccas cannot , therefore , have recently ...
Page 474
... Perdiccas's approval . Roxane's baby turned out to be a son , Alexander IV , who was given Perdiccas as a guardian ; within three years Perdiccas had been stabbed by his guards after asking them to cross the Nile against its crocodiles ...
... Perdiccas's approval . Roxane's baby turned out to be a son , Alexander IV , who was given Perdiccas as a guardian ; within three years Perdiccas had been stabbed by his guards after asking them to cross the Nile against its crocodiles ...
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List of Maps | 9 |
Preface | 133 |
PART | 157 |
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