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UNINA9910451336903321 |
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Worthington Ian. |
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Titolo |
Alexander the Great : man and god / / Ian Worthington |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
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1-315-83496-0 |
1-317-86645-2 |
1-281-38466-6 |
9786611384661 |
1-4082-1160-2 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (389 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Generals - Greece |
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Greece History Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C |
Greece Kings and rulers Biography |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published 2004 by Pearson Education Limited. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Dedication; List of Plates; List of Figures; List of Maps; Preface to Paperback edition; Preface to Hardback edition; Acknowledgements; Alexander's Reign: The Main Events; Map of Macedonia and Greece; Map of Alexander's Empire; 1 Introduction: Uncovering the Legend; 2 Alexander's Inheritance; 3 Alexander's Boyhood; 4 King at Last; 5 The Very Gates of Asia; 6 A Bridge of Corpses; 7 Son of Ra, Son of Zeus; 8 Lord of Asia; 9 Conquest and Conspiracy; 10 Bactria and Sogdiana; 11 India; 12 'We'll say Goodbye in Babylon' |
13 Death and Disorder14 Man and God; 15 Alexander: The Great; 16 Philip's Ghost; Notes; Bibliographic Essay; Index |
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Alexander the Great conquered territories on a superhuman scale and established an empire that stretched from Greece to India. He spread Greek culture and education throughout his empire, and was worshipped as a living god by many of his subjects. But how great is a leader responsible for the deaths on tens of thousands of people? A |
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ruler who prefers constant warring to administering the peace? A man who believed he was a god, who murdered his friends, and recklessly put his soldiers lives at risk?Ian Worthington delves into Alexander's successes and failures, his paranoia, the murde |
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UNINA9910164006103321 |
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Autore |
Cappeau Alain |
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Titolo |
Cauchemar démocratique : l'Afrique d'hier et d'aujourd'hui / / Alain Cappeau [[electronic resource]] |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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[Place of publication not identified], : L'Harmattan, 2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (174 pages ) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Democracy - Africa |
Democracy |
International relations |
Political science |
Government - Non-U.S |
Law, Politics & Government |
Government - Asia |
Africa Politics and government 1960- |
Africa Foreign relations France |
France Foreign relations Africa |
Africa |
France |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-172). |
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