Alexander the Great, Paperback

An exciting series that provides students with direct access to the ancient world by offering new translations of extracts from its key texts.Publi...

Contributor(s): Author: Thomas R. MartinAuthor: Christopher W. BlackwellEverything we know about Alexander comes from ancient sources, which agree ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Nikos KazantzakisContribution by: Theodora VasilsNikos Kazantzakis is no stranger to the heroes of Greek antiquity. In this...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Richard Stoneman""How can a man become a god?"" So enquired Alexander the Great of the Brahmin sages of India. And how did ...

Drawing on the latest archaeology and research this is the most detailed study in recent years of Alexander's Macedonian army, the most efficient a...

Completes Stephen English's trilogy on Alexander's military career.Illustrations: 34 black and white maps & diagrams

Reducere. While many books, fiction and nonfiction alike, chronicle Alexander the Great's ascension to power and conquest of the ancient world, few go back t...

Reducere. A gold mine for fans of Greek history This work engages the reader in Greek culture and the history of Alexander the Great and his invasion of Pers...

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Alexander the Great became king of Macedon in 336 BC, when he was only 20 years old, and died at the age of 32, twelve years later. During his reig...

The translated extracts in Alexander the Great: Selections from Arrian, are linked by commentaries which continue the narrative and discuss points ...

DescriptionAlexander the GreatAlexander the Great. A boy, groomed for greatness from the earliest age, who would put his stamp on the world for gen...

In the second novel of her stunning trilogy, Mary Renault vividly imagines the life of Alexander the Great, the charismatic leader whose drive and ...

"The most important work on Alexander the Great to appear in a long time. Neither scholarship nor semi-fictional biography will ever be the same ag...

Reducere. DescriptionThis riveting historical fiction depicts a soldier in Alexander the Great's army, and was written using the authentic Macedonian letters...

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Uncovers a connection between a Macedonian funerary sculpture found in the foundations of the Basilica di San Marco in Venice and the sarcophagus o...

Comprised of relevant selections from the writings of four ancient historians, this volume provides a complete narrative of the important events in...

"Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. - Thomas Edison The Myth of Poker Talent is a unique book and is the culmi...

Starting with the most meagre resources, Philip made his kingdom the greatest power in Europe The Greek historian Diodorus of Sicily is one of our ...

Description*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "There is nothing imposs...

Reducere. You know a lot about the Ancient Greece because of the writings of philosophers. But did you know that military personnel also helped to make Ancie...

What can we learn from the stunning rise and mysterious death of the ancient world's greatest conqueror? An acclaimed biographer reconstructs the l...

Reducere. When Alexander the Great died at the age of thirty-two, his empire stretched from the Adriatic Sea in the west all the way to modern-day India in t...

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This unique account of how German and British soldiers endured the horror of the First World War argues that at the heart of armies' robustness lay...

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