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Alexander Invincible King of Macedonia

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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 o

Title Alexander Invincible King of Macedonia / Peter G. Tsouras.
Publisher Washington, D.C. : Brassey's
Manufacture Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE
Creation Date 2004
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [113]-116) and index.
English
Content Cover
Contents
List of Maps
Preface
Chronology
Chapter 1 Philip
Chapter 2 The Eaglet
Chapter 3 The Warrior Prince
Chapter 4 "My Son, You Are Invincible!"
Chapter 5 Won by the Spear
Chapter 6 Son of Zeus
Chapter 7 "This Great Prize"
Chapter 8 Macedonians with Wings
Chapter 9 India
Chapter 10 "To the Best"
Notes
Bibliographic Note
Index
A
B
C
D
E
G
H
I
K
L
M
N
O
P
R
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About the Author
Series Military Profiles
Extent 1 online resource (142 p.)
Language English
Copyright Date ©2004.
National Library system number 997010705846205171
MARC RECORDS
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