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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... took from the sarcophagus in Alexandria. It served Curtius' interests, of course, to modify his portrait of Arrhidaeus, whom virtually all other writers depicted as severely epileptic or mentally retarded. 8 Thus he appears as a ...
... took from the sarcophagus in Alexandria. It served Curtius' interests, of course, to modify his portrait of Arrhidaeus, whom virtually all other writers depicted as severely epileptic or mentally retarded. 8 Thus he appears as a ...
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... took from Timagenes the view that the Romans would have been no match for Alexander (id vero periculum erat, quod levissimi ex Graecis, qui Parthorum quoque contra nomen Romanum gloriae favent, dictitare solent, ne maiestatem nominis ...
... took from Timagenes the view that the Romans would have been no match for Alexander (id vero periculum erat, quod levissimi ex Graecis, qui Parthorum quoque contra nomen Romanum gloriae favent, dictitare solent, ne maiestatem nominis ...
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... took sixty ships and sailed to the Troad, where he cast his spear into the shore, thus claiming all Asia as his 'spearwon' prize (Diod. 17.17.2; Justin 11.5.10). Some have recorded that the king had earlier sacrificed to Protesilaus ...
... took sixty ships and sailed to the Troad, where he cast his spear into the shore, thus claiming all Asia as his 'spearwon' prize (Diod. 17.17.2; Justin 11.5.10). Some have recorded that the king had earlier sacrificed to Protesilaus ...
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... took the herald to a high tower, which human effort had elevated even beyond its natural position, telling him to observe its height and report to Alexander that he and the Celaenaeans differed in their judgement of the fortifications ...
... took the herald to a high tower, which human effort had elevated even beyond its natural position, telling him to observe its height and report to Alexander that he and the Celaenaeans differed in their judgement of the fortifications ...
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... took up a position on the Mesopotamian plains, a host of cavalrymen and foot-soldiers almost beyond number and creating the impression of being more than they really were. [4] There were 100,000 Persians, including 30,000 cavalry, while ...
... took up a position on the Mesopotamian plains, a host of cavalrymen and foot-soldiers almost beyond number and creating the impression of being more than they really were. [4] There were 100,000 Persians, including 30,000 cavalry, while ...
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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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