Alexander the GreatPenguin Books, 1973 - 568 sivua Robin Lane Fox's accessible and erudite life of Alexander the Great searches through the mass of conflicting evidence and legend to focus on the living actuality of the man and his experience--'It is tempting', he concludes, 'to see in Alexander the romantic's complex nature for the first time in Greek history.' Beautifully written perceptive and fluent, it is a superb example of historical scholarship and psychological insight. |
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... Athens persuaded him to moderate his terms and he was content that Charidemus alone should leave Athens . This revision was perhaps true to legal pro- priety , for alone of his enemies Charidemus had not been born an Athenian and may ...
... Athens persuaded him to moderate his terms and he was content that Charidemus alone should leave Athens . This revision was perhaps true to legal pro- priety , for alone of his enemies Charidemus had not been born an Athenian and may ...
Sivu 92
... Athens remained of the major Greek powers . Alexander's brush with her had been indecisive , but as long as he held the Dardanelles and their cities , ' the corn - table of the Piraeus ' , he controlled the grain route from the Black ...
... Athens remained of the major Greek powers . Alexander's brush with her had been indecisive , but as long as he held the Dardanelles and their cities , ' the corn - table of the Piraeus ' , he controlled the grain route from the Black ...
Sivu 413
... Athens and he had donated a token present of grain to help the city in her time of persistent famine ; he had been made an honorary citizen in return and it was not surprising when he decided to take his baby daughter , save what ...
... Athens and he had donated a token present of grain to help the city in her time of persistent famine ; he had been made an honorary citizen in return and it was not surprising when he decided to take his baby daughter , save what ...
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