Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
xviii, 464 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
Summary |
The life of Alexander the Great took him to every corner of the ancient world. His memory and glamour persist, and his early death at thirty-three has kept him evergreen in our imaginations. But who was he in his own time? Naturally inquisitive, fascinated by science and exploration, Alexander exhibited respect for traditions as his empire grew-- yet glorified war and was known to commit acts of great cruelty. Did Alexander die of natural causes, or did his marshals, angered by his tyrannical behavior, kill him? Everitt judges Alexander's life against the criteria of his own age and considers all his contradictions. -- adapted from jacket |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Preface: The king takes a holiday -- Goat kings -- The apprentice -- 'The bull is wreathed' -- The lone wolf -- First blood -- Undoing the knot -- The empire strikes back -- Immortal longings -- At the house of the camel -- 'Passing brave to be a king' -- Treason! -- War without end -- A passage to India -- Show me the way to go home -- Last things -- Funeral games. |
Subject |
Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C.
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Greece -- History -- Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C.
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Generals -- Greece -- Biography.
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Greece -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. (OCoLC)fst01800513
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Macedonian Expansion (Greece : 359-323 B.C.) (OCoLC)fst01353599
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Generals. (OCoLC)fst00939841
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Kings and rulers. (OCoLC)fst00987694
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Greece. (OCoLC)fst01208380
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Chronological Term |
359-323 B.C.
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Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Biographies.
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ISBN |
9780425286524 (hardcover) |
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0425286525 (hardcover) |
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9780425286548 (electronic book) |
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0425286541 (electronic book) |
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