Xerxes The Fall Of The House Of Darius And The Rise Of Alexander 1

Author : Frank Miller
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-19
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781506708829

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Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander by Frank Miller Pdf

This historical epic, set in the world of 300, tells of the upsurge and decline of the Persian King's empire, and the ascent of the Grecian realm through Alexander. Written and illustrated by comics luminary and legend, Frank Miller (Sin City, The Dark Knight, 300), and colored by Alex Sinclair (Batman: The Dark Knight III: The Master Race), this companion to Miller's epic masterpiece, 300, brings the historical story of Xerxes to the graphic novel audience with grit and visual style! The ongoing Greek rebellion against Persian tyranny reaches a turning point after the destruction of the city of Sardis and the later battle of Marathon: on a military campaign to vanquish the city of Athens and silence the Greeks once and for all, Xerxes, Persian Prince, watches as his father, King Darius, falls in battle . . . The mantle of king is passed and while his newly-inherited fleet retreats toward home, Xerxes' hatred is cemented toward Athens--and his incentive to build the Persian empire is fueled. Xerxes becomes the king of all countries--the king of Persia, ruler of Zion, and Pharoah of Egypt--and his empire is unlike any the world has ever seen, until . . . The mantle is again passed, the god king dies and Darius III continues as the king of all. But then, from the west, a tiger force strikes in Asia Minor and is on a course for collision with Persian forces. This will be the beginning of the end for Persia and the launch of Alexander the Great's rise to power!

Author : Frank Miller
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics (Single Issues)
Page : 21 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-04
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : PKEY:3003306

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Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander #1 by Frank Miller Pdf

Xerxes: The God King! Frank Miller returns to the world of 300 with this sprawling historical epic! Persian King Xerxes sets out to conquer the world to avenge his father Darius's defeat and create an empire, unlike anything the world has ever seen . . . Until the hardy Greeks produce a god king of their own, Alexander the Great. Frank Miller writes and draws this long-awaited companion to his masterpiece, 300! Colored by Alex Sinclair, the colorist for Miller's Dark Knight Master Race, third installment of his Dark Knight Returns master trilogy. Thirty pages of story!

Author : James Romm
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307456601

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Ghost on the Throne by James Romm Pdf

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 the east. In an unusual compromise, his two heirs—a mentally damaged half brother, Philip III, and an infant son, Alexander IV, born after his death—were jointly granted the kingship. But six of Alexander’s Macedonian generals, spurred by their own thirst for power and the legend that Alexander bequeathed his rule “to the strongest,” fought to gain supremacy. Perhaps their most fascinating and conniving adversary was Alexander’s former Greek secretary, Eumenes, now a general himself, who would be the determining factor in the precarious fortunes of the royal family. James Romm, professor of classics at Bard College, brings to life the cutthroat competition and the struggle for control of the Greek world’s greatest empire.

Author : Joe Caramagna
Publisher : Marvel Entertainment
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-02
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781302504557

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Avengers Assemble by Joe Caramagna Pdf

It's Earth's Mightiest Heroes in an exhilarating collection of stories! Hyperion wants to be the strongest there is, no matter who he has to defeat to win that title! Hawkeye, Black Widow and Ant-Man learn just what it means to be a reformed villain. The Venom Symbiote bonds with Thor?! And more action-packed adventures await Iron Man, Captain America and the rest of the Avengers!

Author : Herodotus
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781681462967

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The Histories Book 7: Polymnia by Herodotus Pdf

Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian who lived in the fifth century BC (c.484 - 425 BC). He has been called the "Father of History", and was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent and arrange them in a well-constructed and vivid narrative. The Histories-his masterpiece and the only work he is known to have produced-is a record of his "inquiry", being an investigation of the origins of the Greco-Persian Wars and including a wealth of geographical and ethnographical information. The Histories, were divided into nine books, named after the nine Muses: the "Muse of History", Clio, representing the first book, then Euterpe, Thaleia, Melpomene, Terpsichore, Erato, Polymnia, Ourania and Calliope for books 2 to 9, respectively.

Author : Frank Miller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1102056968

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Xerxes by Frank Miller Pdf

The ongoing Greek rebellion against Persian tyranny reaches a turning point after the destruction of the city of Sardis and the later battle of Marathon- on a military campaign to vanquish the city of Athens and silence the Greeks once and for all, Xerxes, Persian Prince, watches as his father, King Darius, falls in battle...

Author : Tom Holland
Publisher : Abacus
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780748131037

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Persian Fire by Tom Holland Pdf

Tom Holland's bestselling account of the world's very first clash of civilisations between the Persians and the Greeks in 480BC 'Magisterial... told with great authority and a novelistic colour and verve' Books of the Year, Independent 'Holland has a rare eye for detail, drama and the telling anecdote' Dominic Sandbrook, Daily Telegraph 'An unequivocal argument for the relevance of ancient history' Observer 'Holland brings this tumultuous, epoch-making period dazzlingly to life' William Napier, Independent on Sunday In the fifth century BC, a global superpower was determined to bring truth and order to what it regarded as two terrorist states. The superpower was Persia, incomparably rich in ambition, gold and men. The terrorist states were Athens and Sparta, eccentric cities in a poor and mountainous backwater: Greece. The story of how their citizens took on the most powerful man on the planet is as heart-stopping as any episode in history.

Author : Thomas Wheeler
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781534425330

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Cursed by Thomas Wheeler Pdf

Look out for the original series starring Katherine Langford coming soon to Netflix! The Lady of the Lake is the true hero in this cinematic twist on the tale of King Arthur created by Thomas Wheeler and legendary artist, producer, and director Frank Miller (300, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Sin City). Featuring 8 full-color and 30 black-and-white pieces of original artwork by Frank Miller. Whosoever wields the Sword of Power shall be the one true King. But what if the Sword has chosen a Queen? Nimue grew up an outcast. Her connection to dark magic made her something to be feared in her Druid village, and that made her desperate to leave… That is, until her entire village is slaughtered by Red Paladins, and Nimue’s fate is forever altered. Charged by her dying mother to reunite an ancient sword with a legendary sorcerer, Nimue is now her people’s only hope. Her mission leaves little room for revenge, but the growing power within her can think of little else. Nimue teams up with a charming mercenary named Arthur and refugee Fey Folk from across England. She wields a sword meant for the one true king, battling paladins and the armies of a corrupt king. She struggles to unite her people, avenge her family, and discover the truth about her destiny. But perhaps the one thing that can change Destiny itself is found at the edge of a blade.

Author : Lynn Varley,John Costanza
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1336161666

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Frank Miller's Ronin by Lynn Varley,John Costanza Pdf

Author : Frank Miller
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-23
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781506722825

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Frank Miller's Sin City Volume 1: The Hard Goodbye (Fourth Edition) by Frank Miller Pdf

"Tough guy Marv is out for revenge for the murder of a prostitute named Goldie"--

Author : Will Eisner
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-23
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781506703558

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Will Eisner: The Centennial Celebration by Will Eisner Pdf

The legacy that Will Eisner (1917–2005) had on sequential art cannot be overstated—his innovative storytelling, layouts, and art on his newspaper series The Spirit inspired a generation of cartoonists, and his turn toward an acclaimed run of graphic novels beginning in 1978 with A Contract with God helped pioneer the form. This catalogue includes over 175 selected illustrations, reproduced from the original artwork, from the landmark Will Eisner Centennial Celebration exhibitions taking place in 2017 at Le Musée de la Bande Dessinée in Angoulême and the Society of Illustrators in New York. Dual English and French text with essays by Denis Kitchen, Paul Gravett, and John Lind. Celebrating the centennial of a master storyteller! Over 175 Eisner illustrations, reproduced from the originals! The official catalogue to exhibitions at Le Musée de la Bande Dessinée in Angoulême and The Society of Illustrators in New York!

Author : Richard Stoneman
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780300216042

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Xerxes by Richard Stoneman Pdf

Xerxes, Great King of the Persian Empire from 486–465 B.C., has gone down in history as an angry tyrant full of insane ambition. The stand of Leonidas and the 300 against his army at Thermopylae is a byword for courage, while the failure of Xerxes’ expedition has overshadowed all the other achievements of his twenty-two-year reign. In this lively and comprehensive new biography, Richard Stoneman shows how Xerxes, despite sympathetic treatment by the contemporary Greek writers Aeschylus and Herodotus, had his reputation destroyed by later Greek writers and by the propaganda of Alexander the Great. Stoneman draws on the latest research in Achaemenid studies and archaeology to present the ruler from the Persian perspective. This illuminating volume does not whitewash Xerxes’ failings but sets against them such triumphs as the architectural splendor of Persepolis and a consideration of Xerxes’ religious commitments. What emerges is a nuanced portrait of a man who ruled a vast and multicultural empire which the Greek communities of the West saw as the antithesis of their own values.

Author : Ian Flynn
Publisher : IDW Publishing
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-04
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : PKEY:FEB180334

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Sonic the Hedgehog #1 by Ian Flynn Pdf

SONIC’S RACING INTO A NEW ADVENTURE! After defeating the evil Dr. Eggman’s latest plot, Sonic is racing around the world to shut down the robotic Badnik forces that are still attacking villages. But it’s a big job for one hedgehog—even Sonic! Fortunately, he’ll have some help from his best friend: Tails!

Author : Geoff Johns
Publisher : DC Comics
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-08
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781779508805

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Batman: Earth One Vol. 3 by Geoff Johns Pdf

Harvey Dent is dead. Or is he? A gang of thieves thrusts Gotham City into a state of fear when they are mysteriously well-armed with military-grade weapons: flamethrowers, grenade launchers, and even tanks. And this gang claims it is funded by none other than former district attorney Harvey Dent. Balancing his two lives, Bruce Wayne must find the truth by tapping his growing network of agents, including Alfred Pennyworth, Jim Gordon, Waylon “Killer Croc” Jones, and the savvy new Catwoman. Bruce is distracted by the seemingly impossible return of another figure believed dead: his grandfather Adrian Arkham. He must also comfort his longtime friend, Gotham City mayor Jessica Dent, who is scarred both physically and mentally from her experience with the Riddler, which resulted in the gruesome death of her brother. But is Harvey back, plotting revenge on a city he proclaims to be guilty? When Batman discovers the truth behind these many mysteries, his entire world unravels...

Author : Ashkan Karbasfrooshan
Publisher : Granicus Pub
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2004-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0973694114

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The Confessions of Alexander the Great by Ashkan Karbasfrooshan Pdf

Tells history through the eyes of the greatest military commander of all time, Alexander the Great, who died one month shy of his thirty-third birthday. Broken up into thirty-three chapters, this book offers a first-person narrative glimpse into the body, soul and mind of the most important secular figure in history.