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Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C. : a historical biography /

Until recently, popular biographers and most scholars viewed Alexander the Great as a genius with a plan, a romantic figure pursuing his vision of a united world. His dream was at times characterized as a benevolent interest in the brotherhood of man, sometimes as a brute interest in the exercise of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Green, Peter, 1924-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkerley : University of California Press, [2013]
Colección:Hellenistic culture and society ; 11.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface to the 2013 Reprint; Preface to the 1991 Reprint; Preface and Acknowledgements; List of Maps and Battle Plans; Key to Abbreviations; Table of Dates; 1 Philip of Macedon; 2 The Gardens of Midas; 3 From a View to a Death; 4 The Keys of the Kingdom; 5 The Captain-General; 6 The Road to lssus; 7 Intimations of Immortality; 8 The Lord of Asia; 9 The Quest for Ocean; 10 How Many Miles to Babylon?; Appendix: Propaganda at the Granicus; Notes and References; Sources of Information; Genealogical Table; Index.