Journey to the End of the Earth
Author: Norman F. Cantor
Relying on four biographies of Alexander's contemporaries, combined with modern psychiatric and cultural studies, Cantor describes Alexander's relations with his parents, his Oedipal complex and his bisexuality. At the c ... |
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Author: Robin Lane Fox
From award-winning historian Robin Lane Fox, "Alexander the Great" searches through the mass of conflicting evidence and legend to focus on Alexander as a man of his own time. Tough, resolute, fearless, Alexander was a b ... |
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A Life in Legend
Author: Richard Stoneman
Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.E.) precipitated immense historical change in the Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds. But the resonance his legend achieved over the next two millennia stretched even farther - across ... |
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The Hunt for a New Past
Author: Paul Cartledge
At eighteen Alexander had conquered mainland Greece, was crowned King of Macedonia at twenty and by twenty-six he had made himself master of the once mighty Persian Empire. By the time of his death, aged only thirty-thre ... |
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Author: U. Wilcken
This study of Alexander the Great as a conqueror of empires sets out to capture Alexander's true achievements and influence. It describes as his greatest legacy the spread of Greek civilization throughout the world. The ... |
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The Invisible Enemy - A Biography
Author: John Maxwell O'Brien
Alexander and Dionysus:The Invisible Enemy differs from other biographies of Alexander in its assessment of the role of alcohol in his life. O'Brien uses the the figure of Dionysus as a symbol of the destructive effects ... |
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The Invisible Enemy - A Biography
Author: John Maxwell O'Brien
Alexander and Dionysus:The Invisible Enemy differs from other biographies of Alexander in its assessment of the role of alcohol in his life. O'Brien uses the figure of Dionysus as a symbol of the destructive effects of a ... |
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A Reader
Author: Ian Worthington
This exciting new volume is an indispensable guide for undergraduates to the study of Alexander the Great, showing the problems of the ancient source material, and making it clear that there is no single approach to be t ... |
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A Reader
Author: Ian Worthington
With his unprecedented conquests from Greece in the west to India in the East, Alexander the Great was the type of man that legends are made of; therein lies the problem for those studying him. Ought we to accept the ima ... |
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Author: Richard Stoneman
Alexander the Great by Richard Stoneman is an introduction to the career and impact of the great Macedonian conqueror and the main themes of his reign. As well as tackling problems of interpretation, the author includes: ... |
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Author: Richard Stoneman
Alexander the Great by Richard Stoneman is an introduction to the career and impact of the great Macedonian conqueror and the main themes of his reign. As well as tackling problems of interpretation, the author includes: ... |
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A Reader
Author: Ian Worthington
This exciting new edition is an indispensable guide for undergraduates to the study of Alexander the Great, showing the problems of the ancient source material, and making it clear that there is no single approach to be ... |
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Author: Ian Worthington
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The Heroic Ideal
Author: Pierre Briant & Jeremy Leggatt
Defeating the mighty Persian Empire at the age of 22, Alexander the Great rapidly conquered the rest of the then known world: Asia Minor, Egypt and parts of India. This book traces the career of the young king of Macedon ... |
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The Story of an Ancient Life
Author: Thomas R. Martin & Christopher W. Blackwell
Everything we know about Alexander comes from ancient sources, which agree unanimously that he was extraordinary and greater than everyday mortals. From his birth into a hypercompetitive world of royal women through his ... |
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Author: Keyne Cheshire
An exciting series that provides students with direct access to the ancient world by offering new translations of extracts from its key texts. Alexander the Great famously brought the mighty Persian Empire's two-hundred ... |
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The Story of an Ancient Life
Author: Thomas R. Martin & Christopher W. Blackwell
Everything we know about Alexander comes from ancient sources, which agree unanimously that he was extraordinary and greater than everyday mortals. From his birth into a hypercompetitive world of royal women through his ... |
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Historical Sources in Translation
Author: Waldemar Heckel & J. C. Yardley
This source book presents new translations of the most important ancient writings on the life and legacy of Alexander the Great. * Provides comprehensive coverage of Alexander, from his family background to his military ... |
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An Account of His Life and Exploits from Ethiopic Sources and Other Writing
Author: Sir E. A. Wallis Budge
Written by one of the most remarkable and erudite scholars of the early twentieth century, a man who has not an equal today, this book is a unique and authoritative portrait of one of the greatest men in history. The obj ... |
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Author: E. E. Rice
King Alexander III 'the Great' of Macedon was one of the greatest military commanders the world has ever known. This book seeks to dispel some of the myths which have grown up around him and to provide an up-to-date acco ... |
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