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Alexander the Great : the story of an ancient life /
This book explains what made Alexander 'Great' according to the people and expectations of his time and place.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The goal of this book
- Timeline of Alexander's life
- Map 1: European Greece, Macedonia, and northern lands
- Map 2: Alexander's expedition
- The world of Alexander's birth and his education in literature and warfare (350s and 340s BC)
- Opportunities and risks as a teenager (340s to 338 BC)
- The danger in replacing a murdered father as king (337 to 335 BC)
- The opening battles against the Persian army (334 to 332 BC)
- Finding god in Egypt and capturing the riches of Persia (332 to 330 BC)
- Winning the world as king of Asia (330 to 329 BC)
- Murder, marriage, and mixing customs in Afghanistan (329 to 327 BC)
- Victory and frustration in India (327 to 326 BC)
- Returning to Babylon and becoming divine (326 to 323 BC)
- Remembering and judging Alexander (323 BC to now).