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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... perhaps , as a king more suited to their tribe . But the defectors may have been dislodged differently , perhaps by the next coup , directed against the advance force in which one , maybe two , served . However , another Lyncestian ...
... perhaps , as a king more suited to their tribe . But the defectors may have been dislodged differently , perhaps by the next coup , directed against the advance force in which one , maybe two , served . However , another Lyncestian ...
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... perhaps he had been involved in the plot , perhaps he was no more than a plausible suspect , but Alexander arranged that the leader of the Shield Bearers should begin the prosecution before an army who were ready to expect treason from ...
... perhaps he had been involved in the plot , perhaps he was no more than a plausible suspect , but Alexander arranged that the leader of the Shield Bearers should begin the prosecution before an army who were ready to expect treason from ...
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... perhaps Alexander trod carefully . Hephaistion sympathized with Persian customs ; many Mace- donians did not . The second Hipparch should be a staunch Macedonian , Philip's man . Cleitus was both , so he took the job . Even so , he had ...
... perhaps Alexander trod carefully . Hephaistion sympathized with Persian customs ; many Mace- donians did not . The second Hipparch should be a staunch Macedonian , Philip's man . Cleitus was both , so he took the job . Even so , he had ...
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List of Maps | 9 |
Preface | 133 |
PART | 157 |
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