The History of AlexanderPenguin UK, 28/04/2005 - 352 من الصفحات Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), who led the Macedonian army to victory in Egypt, Syria, Persia and India, was perhaps the most successful conqueror the world has ever seen. Yet although no other individual has attracted so much speculation across the centuries, Alexander himself remains an enigma. Curtius' History offers a great deal of information unobtainable from other sources of the time. A compelling narrative of a turbulent era, the work recounts events on a heroic scale, detailing court intrigue, stirring speeches and brutal battles - among them, those of Macedonia's great war with Persia, which was to culminate in Alexander's final triumph over King Darius and the defeat of an ancient and mighty empire. It also provides by far the most plausible and haunting portrait of Alexander we possess: a brilliantly realized image of a man ruined by constant good fortune in his youth. |
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... Cilicia at a critical point (3.5.12), and her fickleness is a cause for anxiety (3.8.20); she shatters Darius' careful strategy at Issus, because fear prevents the Persians from carrying out their orders (3.8.29– 30), and she saves the ...
... Cilicia at a critical point (3.5.12), and her fickleness is a cause for anxiety (3.8.20); she shatters Darius' careful strategy at Issus, because fear prevents the Persians from carrying out their orders (3.8.29– 30), and she saves the ...
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... Cilicia, commanded the left wing; Arsites, who ruled Hellespontine Phrygia, was positioned next to them with the horsemen from Paphlagonia; after him came Spithridates, satrap of Ionia, with the Hyrcanian cavalry. Rheomithres led the ...
... Cilicia, commanded the left wing; Arsites, who ruled Hellespontine Phrygia, was positioned next to them with the horsemen from Paphlagonia; after him came Spithridates, satrap of Ionia, with the Hyrcanian cavalry. Rheomithres led the ...
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... Cilicia. On the borders of Lycia, the Marinares, finding themselves besieged by the Macedonians, committed mass suicide, setting fire to their homes (Diod. 17.28). While Alexander was in Phaselis, Parmenion intercepted a letter from ...
... Cilicia. On the borders of Lycia, the Marinares, finding themselves besieged by the Macedonians, committed mass suicide, setting fire to their homes (Diod. 17.28). While Alexander was in Phaselis, Parmenion intercepted a letter from ...
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... Cilicia. The defile here is very narrow; the local people call it 'The Gates' because the natural formation of the terrain resembles manmade fortifications. [3] Now the governor of Cilicia, Arsames, reflecting upon the strategy ...
... Cilicia. The defile here is very narrow; the local people call it 'The Gates' because the natural formation of the terrain resembles manmade fortifications. [3] Now the governor of Cilicia, Arsames, reflecting upon the strategy ...
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... Cilicia with a more searing heat than any other coastline. 38 Furthermore, the hottest part of the day had begun. [2] The king was covered in dust and sweat, and the clear water induced him to have a bath while his body was still ...
... Cilicia with a more searing heat than any other coastline. 38 Furthermore, the hottest part of the day had begun. [2] The king was covered in dust and sweat, and the clear water induced him to have a bath while his body was still ...
المحتوى
BOOK 4 | |
BOOK 6 | |
BOOK 10 | |
Bibliography | |
List of Abbreviations | |
Appendices | |
Index of Mythical Historical and Literary Figures | |
Index to Maps | |
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