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Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C.: A Historical Biography
Peter Green
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Paperback. 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. In this title, the author describes his Alexander as "the most brilliant (and ambitious) field commander in history. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 39. Weight in Grams: 754. A Historical Biography. 672 pages, illustrations. 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. In this title, the author describes his Alexander as "the most brilliant (and ambitious) field commander in history. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBLA. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 39. Weight: 748.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
760g
Number of Pages
672
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520275867
SKU
V9780520275867
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About Peter Green
Peter Green is Dougherty Centennial Professor Emeritus of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin and Adjunct Professor of Classics at the University of Iowa. He is the author of many books and translations, including Alexander to Actium, the poems of Catullus, and Apollonios Rhodios's The Argonautika, all published by University of California Press. Eugene N. Borza is ... Read more
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