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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... miles long and three miles broad . Near its eastern edge , Alexander would come directly to his destination , the citadel now known as Aghurmi which protrudes on a cliff of limestone eighty feet above the plain . At the time of his ...
... miles long and three miles broad . Near its eastern edge , Alexander would come directly to his destination , the citadel now known as Aghurmi which protrudes on a cliff of limestone eighty feet above the plain . At the time of his ...
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... miles , at most , and oc- cupy the Royal Road's crossing , Alexander's obvious choice of the four possible fords . Horsemen , as Julian was to find , could hold the river with the help of its current , and serious devastation would ...
... miles , at most , and oc- cupy the Royal Road's crossing , Alexander's obvious choice of the four possible fords . Horsemen , as Julian was to find , could hold the river with the help of its current , and serious devastation would ...
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... miles passed without any sign , but at dawn on 25 September they were back in a flurry , reporting that Darius's army had at last been seen on the march . Again , this was a failure in advance intelligence , as on a closer look the ...
... miles passed without any sign , but at dawn on 25 September they were back in a flurry , reporting that Darius's army had at last been seen on the march . Again , this was a failure in advance intelligence , as on a closer look the ...
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List of Maps | 9 |
Preface | 133 |
PART | 157 |
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