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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... honour you above all the swift - horsed Greeks , whether in war or any other work or at the feast when the heroes mix the gleaming wine . ' Horses and hunt- ing , feasts and fighting , these were a hero's fields of prowess , but in ...
... honour you above all the swift - horsed Greeks , whether in war or any other work or at the feast when the heroes mix the gleaming wine . ' Horses and hunt- ing , feasts and fighting , these were a hero's fields of prowess , but in ...
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... honour if he reached the outer Ocean . It is unlikely that this was Alexander's only question , as his secrecy and his lasting honour for Ammon only make sense if he had asked something more personal , probably whether and when he would ...
... honour if he reached the outer Ocean . It is unlikely that this was Alexander's only question , as his secrecy and his lasting honour for Ammon only make sense if he had asked something more personal , probably whether and when he would ...
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... honour . The moment of epiphany of a living god would soon be freely celebrated for his Suc- cessors , and it is very credible that at a ' banquet of the gods ' in his own honour , divine Alexander dressed as befitted his dignity ...
... honour . The moment of epiphany of a living god would soon be freely celebrated for his Suc- cessors , and it is very credible that at a ' banquet of the gods ' in his own honour , divine Alexander dressed as befitted his dignity ...
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Preface | 133 |
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