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| Book Title |
The life of Alexander the Great |
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Plutarch; Dryden, John (Trans.); Clough, Arthur Hugh (Ed.); |
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About the Introducer VICTOR DAVIS HANSON has written extensively on both ancient Greek and military history; his ?fteen books include The Western Way of War and Between War and Peace. He is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and a professor of classics at California State University, Fresno. - Source: Powell's Books
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World history |
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Alexander, the Great, 356--323 B.C.; Greece--Kings and rulers; Greece--Biography; |
| Call No |
DF234.P74 |
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From one of the most eminent biographers of the ancient world, here is the story that has intrigued readers for centuries--the young king of Macedonia who became known as one of the greatest military geniuses of all time. - Source: Powell's Books
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In 336 b.c. Philip of Macedonia was assassinated and his twenty-year-old son, Alexander, inherited his kingdom. Immediately quelling rebellion, Alexander extended his fathers empire through-out the Middle East and into parts of Asia, fulfilling the soothsayer Aristanders prediction that the new king “should perform acts so important and glorious as would make the poets and musicians of future ages labour and sweat to describe and celebrate him.” The Life of Alexander the Great is one of the first surviving attempts to memorialize the achievements of this legendary king, remembered today as the greatest military genius of all time. This exclusive Modern Library edition, excerpted from Plutarchs Lives, is a riveting tale of honor, power, scandal, and bravery written by the most eminent biographer of the ancient world. - Source: Powell's Books
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| Imprint |
New York: Modern Library, 2004 |
| ISBN |
0-8129-7133-7. |
| Edition |
Modern Library paperback ed. |
| Language |
English |
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