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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... gave the advice that caused his death (3.2.18). Darius leaves his treasures and the noble women and children of Persia in the hands of a traitor 'as though in an impregnable citadel' (3.13.6), and Alexander Lyncestes, although he has ...
... gave the advice that caused his death (3.2.18). Darius leaves his treasures and the noble women and children of Persia in the hands of a traitor 'as though in an impregnable citadel' (3.13.6), and Alexander Lyncestes, although he has ...
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... , there is little in ancient or modern writers that is favourable. 36 ' But, despite his dramatic touches and his frequent disregard for accuracy, Cleitarchus often gave information from sources not used by Ptolemy or Aristobulus, and.
... , there is little in ancient or modern writers that is favourable. 36 ' But, despite his dramatic touches and his frequent disregard for accuracy, Cleitarchus often gave information from sources not used by Ptolemy or Aristobulus, and.
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... gave some semblance of order to many of my cryptic entries. Waldemar Heckel Freiburg i. Br. 3 December 1983 I must thank the many friends and colleagues who have aided me at various stages in the preparation of this translation ...
... gave some semblance of order to many of my cryptic entries. Waldemar Heckel Freiburg i. Br. 3 December 1983 I must thank the many friends and colleagues who have aided me at various stages in the preparation of this translation ...
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... gave immediate attention to his father's funeral (Diod. 17.2.1; Justin 11.2.1) and proclaimed that 'only the name of the king had been changed' (Diod. 17.2.2). He was only twenty years old when he ascended the throne of Macedon (Plut ...
... gave immediate attention to his father's funeral (Diod. 17.2.1; Justin 11.2.1) and proclaimed that 'only the name of the king had been changed' (Diod. 17.2.2). He was only twenty years old when he ascended the throne of Macedon (Plut ...
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... gave orders for camp to be moved to the Euphrates. 24 [8] It is a tradition among the Persians not to begin a march until after sunrise, and the day was already well advanced when the signal was given by trumpet from the king's tent ...
... gave orders for camp to be moved to the Euphrates. 24 [8] It is a tradition among the Persians not to begin a march until after sunrise, and the day was already well advanced when the signal was given by trumpet from the king's tent ...
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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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