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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... Greek mainland. But in 327 he was executed for his alleged involvement in Hermolaus' conspiracy (8.6.7ff.; 8.8.21), and it is possible that his account did not continue beyond the Iaxartes (Tanais) campaign of 329 B.C. 17 Up to this ...
... Greek mainland. But in 327 he was executed for his alleged involvement in Hermolaus' conspiracy (8.6.7ff.; 8.8.21), and it is possible that his account did not continue beyond the Iaxartes (Tanais) campaign of 329 B.C. 17 Up to this ...
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... Greeks, many of the latter having served as mercenaries of the Great King. Hence the work had a strong Greek flavour: the generalship of Memnon, the advice of Charidemus and Thimodes (Thymondas), the loyalty of Patron, and the courage ...
... Greeks, many of the latter having served as mercenaries of the Great King. Hence the work had a strong Greek flavour: the generalship of Memnon, the advice of Charidemus and Thimodes (Thymondas), the loyalty of Patron, and the courage ...
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... Greek, the other Latin. The corresponding passages of Diodorus are provided in the notes to the present translation and need not be detailed here. The internal evidence for Curtius' sources is disappointing. Cleitarchus alone is ...
... Greek, the other Latin. The corresponding passages of Diodorus are provided in the notes to the present translation and need not be detailed here. The internal evidence for Curtius' sources is disappointing. Cleitarchus alone is ...
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... the night is divided into four watches (3.8.22; 5.4.17; 6.8.17; 7.2.19); the testudo appears on a number of occasions (5.3.9,21,23; 7.9.3); the jugerum is used as the equivalent of the Greek plethron (5.1.26); Darius is compared with.
... the night is divided into four watches (3.8.22; 5.4.17; 6.8.17; 7.2.19); the testudo appears on a number of occasions (5.3.9,21,23; 7.9.3); the jugerum is used as the equivalent of the Greek plethron (5.1.26); Darius is compared with.
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... Greek mercenaries. Diodorus goes on to say that Darius' courtiers suspected Charidemus of wanting the generalship 'in order to betray the Persian empire to the Macedonians' (17.30.4). These arguments, and the fears they inspire in the ...
... Greek mercenaries. Diodorus goes on to say that Darius' courtiers suspected Charidemus of wanting the generalship 'in order to betray the Persian empire to the Macedonians' (17.30.4). These arguments, and the fears they inspire in the ...
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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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