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Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C. : A Historical Biography



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Autore: Green Peter Visualizza persona
Titolo: Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C. : A Historical Biography Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2013]
©2013
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (586 pages)
Disciplina: 938.07092
Soggetto topico: Generals - Greece
Soggetto geografico: Greece History Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C
Greece Kings and rulers Biography
Soggetto non controllato: administrative excellences
alexander the great
ancient greece
ancient greek history
ancient history
ancient world
biographies
biography
centralized government
classical history
classical studies
complex personality
diogenes the cynic
european history
famous generals
greco roman history
greece
greek and roman studies
greek history
gritty details
history
liberal sensibilities
macedonia
military history
philip of macedonia
political history
political science
romantic figure
world history
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Originally published: Alexander the Great. London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1970.
Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface to the 2012 Edition -- Preface to the 1991 Reprint -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- List of Maps and Battle Plans -- Key to Abbreviations -- Table of Dates -- 1. Philip of Macedon -- 2. The Gardens of Midas -- 3. From a View to a Death -- 4. The Keys of the Kingdom -- 5. The Captain-General -- 6. The Road to Issus -- 7. Intimations of Immortality -- 8. The Lord of Asia -- 9. The Quest for Ocean -- 10. How Many Miles to Babylon? -- Appendix: Propaganda at the Granicus -- Notes and References -- Sources of Information -- Genealogical Table -- Genealogical Table
Sommario/riassunto: Until recently, popular biographers and most scholars viewed Alexander the Great as a genius with a plan, a romantic figure pursuing his vision of a united world. His dream was at times characterized as a benevolent interest in the brotherhood of man, sometimes as a brute interest in the exercise of power. Green, a Cambridge-trained classicist who is also a novelist, portrays Alexander as both a complex personality and a single-minded general, a man capable of such diverse expediencies as patricide or the massacre of civilians. Green describes his Alexander as "not only the most brilliant (and ambitious) field commander in history, but also supremely indifferent to all those administrative excellences and idealistic yearnings foisted upon him by later generations, especially those who found the conqueror, tout court, a little hard upon their liberal sensibilities. "This biography begins not with one of the universally known incidents of Alexander's life, but with an account of his father, Philip of Macedonia, whose many-territoried empire was the first on the continent of Europe to have an effectively centralized government and military. What Philip and Macedonia had to offer, Alexander made his own, but Philip and Macedonia also made Alexander form an important context for understanding Alexander himself. Yet his origins and training do not fully explain the man. After he was named hegemon of the Hellenic League, many philosophers came to congratulate Alexander, but one was conspicuous by his absence: Diogenes the Cynic, an ascetic who lived in a clay tub. Piqued and curious, Alexander himself visited the philosopher, who, when asked if there was anything Alexander could do for him, made the famous reply, "Don't stand between me and the sun." Alexander's courtiers jeered, but Alexander silenced them: "If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes." This remark was as unexpected in Alexander as it would be in a modern leader. For the general reader, the book, redolent with gritty details and fully aware of Alexander's darker side, offers a gripping tale of Alexander's career. Full backnotes, fourteen maps, and chronological and genealogical tables serve readers with more specialized interests.
Titolo autorizzato: Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C.  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-520-95469-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910809351303321
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