Cities Of Alexander The Great
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Cities Of Alexander The Great
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Author : P. M. Fraser
language : en
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Release Date : 1996-07-18
Cities Of Alexander The Great written by P. M. Fraser and has been published by Clarendon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-07-18 with History categories.
The cities founded by Alexander the Great are an essential part of his overall achievements. The problems concerning them, however, are many - and some incapable of solution. This book is the first to unravel thoroughly the tradition, explaining how it originated in a tendentious political pamphlet of the third century BC, which in turn originated in Ptolemaic Alexandria in the context of the development of the earliest version of the Alexander Romance. The author explores the ramification of this reconstruction from a lost Greek original through to the Persian and Arab tradition, and concludes that the number of cities claiming to be Alexander's as recorded in ancient sources needs to be considerably reduced. The book also includes some more general new considerations regarding Alexander's policies and achievements.
Cities Of Alexander The Great
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Author : Peter Marshall Fraser
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023
Cities Of Alexander The Great written by Peter Marshall Fraser and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with Cities and towns, Ancient categories.
Alexandria in Egypt is just one of the many "Alexandrias" - ancient cities traditionally founded by Alexander the Great. This book unravels the fascinating labyrinth behind this tradition - with its origins in a political pamphlet and a romantic novel.
Alexander The Great
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Author : Erik Richardson
language : en
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Release Date : 2017-07-15
Alexander The Great written by Erik Richardson and has been published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Alexander the Great explores the background, personality, and battle tactics of a legendary conqueror, whose prowess in battle cemented his name in human history. The engaging and comprehensive text depicts Alexander's life, the lives of his soldiers, the stories of his battles, and the formations of cities and legends. Paintings, photographs, and engravings illustrate Greek culture and historical figures. Maps and diagrams depict the brilliant strategy of a commander who fought with his men. Though Alexander reigned and conquered over two thousand years ago, his battle successes and political ambitions had an enduring impact on military strategy and on the regions and cultures he ruled.
Alexander The Great And His Time
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Author : Agnes Forbes Savill
language : en
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Publishing
Release Date : 1990
Alexander The Great And His Time written by Agnes Forbes Savill and has been published by Barnes & Noble Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Alexander The Great
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Author : William Woodthorpe Tarn
language : en
Publisher: Beacon Press (MA)
Release Date : 1956
Alexander The Great written by William Woodthorpe Tarn and has been published by Beacon Press (MA) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1956 with History categories.
"The revolution Alexander effected was as momentous for subsequent life and thought as the discovery of America and the demonstration that our universe is not geocentric...W. W. Tarn is certainly our century's greatest scholar of Alexander and his world." -- Moses Hadas (back cover)
Alexander The Great
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Author : Samuel Willard Crompton
language : en
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Release Date : 2003
Alexander The Great written by Samuel Willard Crompton and has been published by Infobase Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Generals categories.
Describes the life and accomplishments of Alexander the Great of Macedonia.
Alexander The Great
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
Release Date : 2010
Alexander The Great written by and has been published by Marshall Cavendish this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A fascinating history of one of the most successful military leaders of all time.
Alexander The Great
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Author : Keyne Cheshire
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2009-01-22
Alexander The Great written by Keyne Cheshire and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-22 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Ancient History.
Alexander
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Author : Guy Maclean Rogers
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2004-11-02
Alexander written by Guy Maclean Rogers and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-11-02 with History categories.
For nearly two and a half millennia, Alexander the Great has loomed over history as a legend–and an enigma. Wounded repeatedly but always triumphant in battle, he conquered most of the known world, only to die mysteriously at the age of thirty-two. In his day he was revered as a god; in our day he has been reviled as a mass murderer, a tyrant as brutal as Stalin or Hitler. Who was the man behind the mask of power? Why did Alexander embark on an unprecedented program of global domination? What accounted for his astonishing success on the battlefield? In this luminous new biography, the esteemed classical scholar and historian Guy MacLean Rogers sifts through thousands of years of history and myth to uncover the truth about this complex, ambiguous genius. Ascending to the throne of Macedonia after the assassination of his father, King Philip II, Alexander discovered while barely out of his teens that he had an extraordinary talent and a boundless appetite for military conquest. A virtuoso of violence, he was gifted with an uncanny ability to visualize how a battle would unfold, coupled with devastating decisiveness in the field. Granicus, Issos, Gaugamela, Hydaspes–as the victories mounted, Alexander’s passion for conquest expanded from cities to countries to continents. When Persia, the greatest empire of his day, fell before him, he marched at once on India, intending to add it to his holdings. As Rogers shows, Alexander’s military prowess only heightened his exuberant sexuality. Though his taste for multiple partners, both male and female, was tolerated, Alexander’s relatively enlightened treatment of women was nothing short of revolutionary. He outlawed rape, he placed intelligent women in positions of authority, and he chose his wives from among the peoples he conquered. Indeed, as Rogers argues, Alexander’s fascination with Persian culture, customs, and sexual practices may have led to his downfall, perhaps even to his death. Alexander emerges as a charismatic and surprisingly modern figure–neither a messiah nor a genocidal butcher but one of the most imaginative and daring military tacticians of all time. Balanced and authoritative, this brilliant portrait brings Alexander to life as a man, without diminishing the power of the legend.
Alexander The Great King Commander And Statesman
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Author : Nicholas Geoffrey Lemprière Hammond
language : en
Publisher: William Andrew
Release Date : 1980
Alexander The Great King Commander And Statesman written by Nicholas Geoffrey Lemprière Hammond and has been published by William Andrew this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with History categories.