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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... hundred or more at Philip's accession to some four thousand by the end of his reign . As for the horses , they were increased and varied by plundered mares from the barbarian north , a crossing which may have helped their speed . The ...
... hundred or more at Philip's accession to some four thousand by the end of his reign . As for the horses , they were increased and varied by plundered mares from the barbarian north , a crossing which may have helped their speed . The ...
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... hundred elephants , Alexander's Asian suc- cessor Seleucus was forced to concede him the Indian provinces ; Chan- dragupta returned to Palimbothra , where he heeded his minister Kautilya and ruled in state for another twenty years ...
... hundred elephants , Alexander's Asian suc- cessor Seleucus was forced to concede him the Indian provinces ; Chan- dragupta returned to Palimbothra , where he heeded his minister Kautilya and ruled in state for another twenty years ...
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... hundred years . Just as the romanization of western Europe only took root through the efforts of local patron landowners four hundred years after Caesar's conquests , so the hellenization of the East was best served by these local kings ...
... hundred years . Just as the romanization of western Europe only took root through the efforts of local patron landowners four hundred years after Caesar's conquests , so the hellenization of the East was best served by these local kings ...
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List of Maps | 9 |
Preface | 133 |
PART | 157 |
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