Alexander the GreatDial Press, 1974 - 568 pages Tough, resolute, fearless. Alexander was a born warrior and a ruler of passionate ambition who understood the intense adventure of conquest and of the unknown. When he died in 323 B.C.E. at age thirty-two, his vast empire comprised more than two million square miles, spanning from Greece to India. His achievements were unparalleled--he had excelled as leader to his men, founded eighteen new cities, and stamped the face of Greek culture on the ancient East. the myth he created is as potent today as it was in the ancient world. Robin Lane Fox's superb account searches through the mass of conflicting evidence and legend to focus on Alexander as a man of his own time. Combining historical scholarship and acute psychological insight, it brings this colossal figure vividly to life. -- Amazon.com |
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... sarissas too . If so , they could keep them vertical in deep formations and break the flight of enemy missiles ... sarissas vertically , countermarching or drilling round , then lowering them to the horizontal , they could face about ...
... sarissas too . If so , they could keep them vertical in deep formations and break the flight of enemy missiles ... sarissas vertically , countermarching or drilling round , then lowering them to the horizontal , they could face about ...
Page 77
... sarissas , up and down , left and right , seemed to frightened observers like the quills of a metal porcupine . The button - shaped shield of the Foot Companions became the national emblem of Macedonians , and yet their unit may not ...
... sarissas , up and down , left and right , seemed to frightened observers like the quills of a metal porcupine . The button - shaped shield of the Foot Companions became the national emblem of Macedonians , and yet their unit may not ...
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... Sarissas , of course , were almost useless in close combat , and the short daggers which Foot Companions wore on their hips were very much a last resort . Both Companions and Foot Companions were troops for open ground and weather . The ...
... Sarissas , of course , were almost useless in close combat , and the short daggers which Foot Companions wore on their hips were very much a last resort . Both Companions and Foot Companions were troops for open ground and weather . The ...
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