In this book the story behind the life & military career of one of the ancient world's greatest leaders is explored. The book opens with an overview of life in ancient Greece in 350 BC. We follow the early life of Alexander, son of the king of Macedon, through to his first military success at the just 18 & beyond.
An authoritative and dramatic portrait set against a backdrop of the war-torn Greek empire draws on extensive research to cover such topics as Alexander's military prowess, premature death and inspiration to subsequent historical conquerors ...
... Guelzo LINGUISTICS Peter Matthews LITERARY THEORY Jonathan Culler LOCKE John Dunn LOGIC Graham Priest MACHIAVELLI Quentin Skinner MADNESS Andrew Scull MAGIC Owen Davies MAGNA CARTA Nicholas Vincent MAGNETISM Stephen Blundell MALTHUS ...
Presents the distinguished scholar's classic biography of the Greek conqueror, supplemented by detailed textual notes
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But who was he in his own time? In Alexander the Great, Anthony Everitt judges Alexander's life against the criteria of his own age and considers all his contradictions.
Recounts the "History of Alexander's Conquests" of Ptolemy Lagides, a Macedonian officer who accompanied Alexander the Great during his conquests and who was later to lead the city of Alexandria in its triumph after Alexander's death.
The Story of an Ancient Life Thomas R. Martin, Christopher W. Blackwell. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, Sao Paulo, Delhi, Mexico City Cambridge University Press 3?
Ten essays from a symposium held at Newcastle University in 1997, which examine the general themes of kingship and imperialism by focusing on the romances that surround Alexander.
The story of Alexander the Great is one of the most amazing and enthralling that history has to offer.
New York: Pearson/Longman, 2006. Heckel, Waldemar, and Lawrence Tritle, eds. Alexander the Great: A New History. Maldem, MA: Blackwell, 2009. Heckel, Waldemar, and J.C. Yardley, eds. Alexander the Great.