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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... ships strong in the opinion of Alexander's officers . For the first time in Asia Alexander was outnumbered . As he now held the strong defensive position , he need only have continued to block the city's harbour from attack and go about ...
... ships strong in the opinion of Alexander's officers . For the first time in Asia Alexander was outnumbered . As he now held the strong defensive position , he need only have continued to block the city's harbour from attack and go about ...
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... ships were to be lashed prow to prow and a battering ram was to be suspended above their decks so that their crews could row it up to the island's walls . They would anchor directly beneath doubtless protected by roofs of hide , and ...
... ships were to be lashed prow to prow and a battering ram was to be suspended above their decks so that their crews could row it up to the island's walls . They would anchor directly beneath doubtless protected by roofs of hide , and ...
Page 190
... ships were to breach given points in the wall , machine - bearing ships would give cover and two more shiploads of infantry were to emerge down newly devised drawbridges and storm a way through any breaches . Meanwhile the fleet was to ...
... ships were to breach given points in the wall , machine - bearing ships would give cover and two more shiploads of infantry were to emerge down newly devised drawbridges and storm a way through any breaches . Meanwhile the fleet was to ...
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List of Maps | 9 |
Preface | 133 |
PART | 157 |
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