Author: Benjamin Ide Wheeler
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Author: Benjamin Ide Wheeler
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 520

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This 1909 biography of Alexander the Great emphasizes his role in spreading Hellenistic culture to several different peoples and cultures. The author compares the "Occident" of Alexander's Greece to the "Orient" of Persia, Palestine and Egypt. Numerous illustrations and articles are also included.

Author: Benjamin Ide Wheeler
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 610

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Author: Benjamin Ide 1854 Wheeler
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ISBN: 9781360167565
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 604

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Author: Benjamin Ide Wheeler
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Pages : 520

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Author: Benjamin Ide Wheeler
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Pages : 568

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Author: Benjamin Ide Wheeler
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Pages : 612

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Author: Benjamin Ide Wheeler
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ISBN: 9781332162826
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 612

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Excerpt from Alexander the Great: The Merging of East and West in Universal History Last Days of the Old Greek Political System, 404 - 355 B. C; Alexander in Thrace and Illyria, 336 - 355 B. C; Alexander in Central Greece, 335 B. C; Orient Vs. Occident; The Persian Empire; Carrying the war into Asia, 334 B. C; In Lydia and Caria, 344 B. C; Lycia, Pamphylia, Pisidia, 334 -333 B. C; From Phrygia to Cilica, 333 B. C; Battle of Issus, 333 B. C; From Cilicia to Syria, 333 - 332 B. C About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Author: David Grant
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
ISBN: 1399094726
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 454

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Most of what we ‘know’ about Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) comes from the pages of much later historians, writing 300 years or more after these events. But these Roman-era writers drew on the accounts of earlier authors who were contemporary with Alexander, some of whom took part in the momentous events they described. David Grant examines the fragments of these earlier eyewitness testimonies which are preserved as undercurrents in the later works. He traces their influence and monopoly of the ‘truth’ and spotlights their manipulation of events to reveal how the Wars of the Successors shaped the agendas of these writers. It becomes clear that Alexander’s courtiers were no-less ambitious than than their king and wanted to showcase their role in the epic conquest of the Persian Empire to enhance their credibility and legitimacy in their own quests for power. In particular, Grant reveals why reports of the dying king’s last wishes conflict, and he explains why testimony relegated to ‘romance’ may house credible grains of truth. The author also skillfully explains how manuscripts became further corrupted in their journey from the ancient world to the modern day. In summary, this work by a recognized expert on the period highlights why legacy of Alexander is built on very shaky foundations.