| Description |
xxxvii, 617 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm |
| Note |
"Revised and enlarged"--T.p. verso. |
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Originally published: Alexander the Great. London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1970. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [569]-585) and index. |
| Contents |
Philip of Macedon -- The garden of Midas -- From a view to a death -- The keys of the kingdom -- The captain-general -- The road to Issus -- Intimations of immortality -- The Lord of Asia -- The quest for ocean -- How many miles to Babylon? -- Propaganda at the Granicus |
| Summary |
This biography portrays Alexander as both a complex personality and a single-minded general, a man capable of such diverse expediencies as patricide or the massacre of civilians. Writing for the general reader, the author provides gritty details on Alexander's darker side while providing a gripping tale of Alexander's career. |
| Subject |
Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C.
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Greece -- History -- Macedonian Expansion, 359 B.C.-323 B.C.
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Generals -- Greece -- Biography.
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Greece -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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| Indexed Term |
Rulers |
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Macedonia (Greece) |
| Added Author |
Green, Peter, 1924-
Alexander the Great.
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| ISBN |
0520071654 cloth permanent paper |
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9780520071650 cloth permanent paper |
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0520071662 paper permanent paper |
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9780520071667 paper permanent paper |
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