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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... king's death in 323 B.C., but these are based on the lost primary sources. The earliest surviving account, the ... king of Egypt (305–283 B.C.), composed his account of Alexander in his old age. Recently, however, it has been argued that ...
... king's death in 323 B.C., but these are based on the lost primary sources. The earliest surviving account, the ... king of Egypt (305–283 B.C.), composed his account of Alexander in his old age. Recently, however, it has been argued that ...
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... king who was corrupted by his constant good fortune. This view finds first expression at 3.12.18–20: Had he been ... king's assumption of oriental customs and his steady degeneration: the lengthy stay in Babylon corrupts the soldiers ...
... king who was corrupted by his constant good fortune. This view finds first expression at 3.12.18–20: Had he been ... king's assumption of oriental customs and his steady degeneration: the lengthy stay in Babylon corrupts the soldiers ...
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... king had been changed' (Diod. 17.2.2). He was only twenty years old when he ascended the throne of Macedon (Plut. Alex. 11.1). The Greek states and the neighbouring barbarians wrongly equated Alexander's youth with weakness, and the new ...
... king had been changed' (Diod. 17.2.2). He was only twenty years old when he ascended the throne of Macedon (Plut. Alex. 11.1). The Greek states and the neighbouring barbarians wrongly equated Alexander's youth with weakness, and the new ...
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... king now returned to Macedonia to prepare for the expedition against Persia. His political enemies at home had been silenced by swift action; for Attalus, as we have noted above, had been eliminated and Amyntas, son of Perdiccas, the king's ...
... king now returned to Macedonia to prepare for the expedition against Persia. His political enemies at home had been silenced by swift action; for Attalus, as we have noted above, had been eliminated and Amyntas, son of Perdiccas, the king's ...
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... king thrust the sarissa into his face and felled him (Diod. 17.20.4–5). Just at that point, Rhosaces, the dead man's brother, charged Alexander from behind, striking him on the head with his sword. The king's helmet split in two and ...
... king thrust the sarissa into his face and felled him (Diod. 17.20.4–5). Just at that point, Rhosaces, the dead man's brother, charged Alexander from behind, striking him on the head with his sword. The king's helmet split in two and ...
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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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