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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... ordered the building of a new chamber in two ancient temples of the Egyptian god Amun . Each project , moreover , was in honour of Pharaohs who had been dead for a thousand years but were venerated as perfect models of priestly ...
... ordered the building of a new chamber in two ancient temples of the Egyptian god Amun . Each project , moreover , was in honour of Pharaohs who had been dead for a thousand years but were venerated as perfect models of priestly ...
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... ordered another large force , many of whom were to be recruited from southern Greece . It was perhaps the news of this fourth draft which finally en- couraged Agis to open revolt ; he had returned from his victories in Crete with a ...
... ordered another large force , many of whom were to be recruited from southern Greece . It was perhaps the news of this fourth draft which finally en- couraged Agis to open revolt ; he had returned from his victories in Crete with a ...
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... ordered to stay at base with more than a third of the army : he was briefed for each of two emergencies , depending on the conduct of the elephants . If Porus fled , or took all his elephants up the bank towards Alexander's crossing ...
... ordered to stay at base with more than a third of the army : he was briefed for each of two emergencies , depending on the conduct of the elephants . If Porus fled , or took all his elephants up the bank towards Alexander's crossing ...
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List of Maps | 9 |
Preface | 133 |
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