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Author : Michael Wood
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 0520231929
The author follows Alexander the Great's 22,000 mile expedition from Greece to India, recreating the epic marches and battles.
Author : Michael Wood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:633830963
Author : Michael Wood
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0520213076
"The story of Alexander the Great's 22 000-mile expedition from Greece to India and his conquest of most of the known world is an extraordinary tale of bravery and cruelty, endurance and excess, chivalry and greed. [More than two] thousand years later, historian and author Michael Wood endeavours to retrace the ... conqueror's epic route, using only the ancient historians as his guide. ..."--Back cover.
Author : Philip Freeman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781416592815
In the first authoritative biography of Alexander the Great written for a general audience in a generation, classicist and historian Philip Freeman tells the remarkable life of the great conqueror. The celebrated Macedonian king has been one of the most enduring figures in history. He was a general of such skill and renown that for two thousand years other great leaders studied his strategy and tactics, from Hannibal to Napoleon, with countless more in between. He flashed across the sky of history like a comet, glowing brightly and burning out quickly: crowned at age nineteen, dead by thirty-two. He established the greatest empire of the ancient world; Greek coins and statues are found as far east as Afghanistan. Our interest in him has never faded. Alexander was born into the royal family of Macedonia, the kingdom that would soon rule over Greece. Tutored as a boy by Aristotle, Alexander had an inquisitive mind that would serve him well when he faced formidable obstacles during his military campaigns. Shortly after taking command of the army, he launched an invasion of the Persian empire, and continued his conquests as far south as the deserts of Egypt and as far east as the mountains of present-day Pakistan and the plains of India. Alexander spent nearly all his adult life away from his homeland, and he and his men helped spread the Greek language throughout western Asia, where it would become the lingua franca of the ancient world. Within a short time after Alexander’s death in Baghdad, his empire began to fracture. Best known among his successors are the Ptolemies of Egypt, whose empire lasted until Cleopatra. In his lively and authoritative biography of Alexander, classical scholar and historian Philip Freeman describes Alexander’s astonishing achievements and provides insight into the mercurial character of the great conqueror. Alexander could be petty and magnanimous, cruel and merciful, impulsive and farsighted. Above all, he was ferociously, intensely competitive and could not tolerate losing—which he rarely did. As Freeman explains, without Alexander, the influence of Greece on the ancient world would surely not have been as great as it was, even if his motivation was not to spread Greek culture for beneficial purposes but instead to unify his empire. Only a handful of people have influenced history as Alexander did, which is why he continues to fascinate us.
Author : Krzysztof Nawotka
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009-12-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781443818117
This book is possibly the most comprehensive biography of Alexander in print. It presents his story strictly on the basis of ancient sources, making use as much as possible of contemporary Greek inscriptions, coins, and of non-western evidence (Babylonian tablets, Egyptian papyri, Bactrian parchments). The latter in particular change our understanding of how the Achaemenid state was run and how the Macedonian conquests were perceived from the Oriental perspective. The book’s protagonist was the first in Western Civilization to be hailed Great. The specific aura and charisma of this young ruler, the scale of his conquests and the exotic landscapes and peoples encountered during a tireless trek of over 35,000 km spanning three continents is what the broader public have always found particularly appealing. The author travelled extensively in the footsteps of Alexander and made use of other geographical accounts to elucidate the spatial perspective of his conquests. Space and politics define the dynamics of his story. The author presents Alexander as a component of the historical processes in his epoch and considers his influence on developments in Greece, Macedonia, the Persian Empire and neighbouring countries. The book tries to steer clear of both idealizing Alexander the Great, typical of some earlier modern biographies, and of deconstructing his personality, which mars the minimalist approach of today’s scholarship.
Author : Miles Doleac
Publisher : Amber Books Ltd
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782741862
In just 11 years, Alexander the Great’s armies marched 22,000 miles (35,000 km), subjugated Asia Minor, the Levant, and Egypt, conquered the Persians, and invaded India, creating one of the largest empires of the ancient world. In the Footsteps of Alexander traces the journey of the man who conquered Asia and was declared a god-king.
Author : Pat Wheatley,Charlotte Dunn
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 517 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780198836049
Demetrius the Besieger offers the first historical and historiographical biography of Demetrius Poliorcetes (336-282 BC) to be published in English. Also known as 'The Besieger of Cities', Demetrius is the most fascinating and high profile of the Successors to Alexander the Great, an outstanding, yet enigmatic figure famous for his siege warfare and his legendary womanising: this volume charts the many triumphs and disasters during his career and hispivotal role in the formation of the so-called 'Hellenistic' age.
Author : Thomas R. Martin,Christopher W. Blackwell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780521767484
This book explains what made Alexander 'Great' according to the people and expectations of his time and place.
Author : Mansur Johnson
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1790430844
In the 19th century Sir Richard Burton made a pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia disguised as a Muslim. In the 21st century, the author makes a pilgrimage to the sacred shrine of Emam Reza in Mashad, Iran, disguised as a dervish. That is the end of the book. To get there, the author follows Alexander the Great's path from Ganziantep, Turkey, to the heart of the Persian Empire, Persepolis and Pasagardae, in Iran. When Darius III is vanquished, the author's mandatory visit, required by the Islamic Republic of Iran, to Isfahan follows.
Author : mansur johnson
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1976392632
Part 1 is a travel story through six countries from May 20 to August 4, 1998, illustrated with over 200 color photos. I am grateful to Michael Wood for coming out with a book and TV special called In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great while I was preparing for our trip In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great. I followed Mr. Wood's maps, noted his omissions, and expanded his narrow focus. I renamed our trip The 1998 Footsteps of Alexander the Great Tour .... Going into this trip, I was working from an interpretation of ancient history gained from Zecharia Sitchin that I sought to investigate. Sitchin suggests a 12th planet that orbits our Sun every 3,600 years produced agriculture (circa 11,000 B.C.), then the Neolithic culture (circa 7,500 B.C.) and, finally, the Sumerian civilization (circa 3,800 B.C.) .... My only problem with Sitchin is: Why wasn't the circa 200 B.C. fly-by of the 12th planet noted by ancient writers, who had informed us about Alexander, given the 3,600 year interval?
Author : Elizabeth Baynham
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0472108581
The literary tradition surrounding the Macedonian conqueror is rich, contradictory and complex. Much of what we know comes from the history of Quintus Curtius, who wrote a history of Alexander in the first century AD. Baynham explores Curtius' historical style and his presentation of the legendary king. She examines his use of ancient sources, and discusses why Curtius chose to preserve the information about Alexander that he did. She demonstrates that his work was a carefully planned narrative, and that he was not only interested in presenting Alexander as a clever ruler and accomplished tactician, but also as a human subject to the whims of chance, of fortuna .
Author : Frank Lee Holt
Publisher : Brill Archive
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN : 9004086129
This study should appeal to anyone interested in the civilizations of Greece and Central Asia, from the expert to the undergraduate.
Author : Paul Cartledge
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2005-11-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781400079193
Alexander the Great is the towering hero of the classical world: a fearless general, the conqueror of the Persians, and the visionary ruler of a vast empire. In this seminal biography, Paul Cartledge, one of the world's foremost scholars of ancient Greece, gives us the most reliable and intimate portrait of the man himself. Cartledge brilliantly evokes Alexander's remarkable political and military accomplishments, cutting through the myths to show why he was such a great leader. He explores our endless obsession with Alexander and gives us insight into both his capacity for brutality and his sensitive grasp of international politics. As he brings Alexander vividly to life, Cartledge also captures his enduring impact on world history and culture.
Author : Peter G. Tsouras
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781612340494
Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.E.), who reigned as king of Macedonia for only thirteen years, set a flame of conquest that introduced the dynamism of Hellenism to the Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and South Asian worlds. Re-creating their ossified cultures, he established a standard of leadership and military conquest that the most successful of Roman emperors, medieval knights, and steppe barbarians would never truly match. Julius Caesar wept that he could not surpass Alexander, while Napoleon could only dream of such invincibility. Alexander had the great fortune to be born the able son of Philip II, one of the most talented men of war and politics produced by the Hellenic world, who created for Alexander the foundation of the Macedonian state and army that would be the tools of his future greatness. Alexander's invincibility was the product of his profound genius - the perfection of body, boundless energy, imagination, daring, intellect, and vision in one man. He was a master tactician, strategist, logistician, diplomat, and statesman, with an ability to win the affection and quick obedience of others. Even his enemies fell victim to his valor and charm. His personal attributes and accomplishments were so far removed from those of ordinary men that he achieved almost superhuman status within his lifetime. Above all, he was the preeminent man of war. Even today, as the noise of battle rattles Kandahar, a city in Afghanistan that Alexander named for himself, war clings to his name.
Author : Frank L. Holt
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2003-11-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520244832
Annotation A rare set of coin medallions is used to analyze Alexander the Great's reputation for invinceability in war. The book's backbone is the history of the discovery and interpretation of these medallions, to which are added the extraordinary story of Alexander, and a brief introduction to the science of numismatics.
