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 121
... battle , Parmenion was killed , on Alexander's orders , for his son's conspiracy . From the few surviving scraps of Callisthenes's official history , Parmenion's part in the great pitched battle of Gaugamela can be seen to have been ...
... battle , Parmenion was killed , on Alexander's orders , for his son's conspiracy . From the few surviving scraps of Callisthenes's official history , Parmenion's part in the great pitched battle of Gaugamela can be seen to have been ...
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... battle - order , Shield Bearers on the right , protecting the vulnerable flank of the infantry , Foot Companions in the centre , and foreign mercenaries adjoining on the left . As the mountain buttresses gave way and the plain spread ...
... battle - order , Shield Bearers on the right , protecting the vulnerable flank of the infantry , Foot Companions in the centre , and foreign mercenaries adjoining on the left . As the mountain buttresses gave way and the plain spread ...
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... battle would have been shorter but they would have faced a rougher and steeper river than the northerly Deli . As for Darius , his tactics too need a new stress , though Alexander's historians ignored them . Two evenings before the battle ...
... battle would have been shorter but they would have faced a rougher and steeper river than the northerly Deli . As for Darius , his tactics too need a new stress , though Alexander's historians ignored them . Two evenings before the battle ...
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List of Maps | 9 |
Preface | 133 |
PART | 157 |
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