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Alexander the Great by Arrian, Plutarch and Quintus Curtius Rufus

Alexander the Great

The Brief Life and Towering Exploits of History’s Greatest Conqueror

By Arrian, Plutarch and Quintus Curtius Rufus
Introduction by Michael Wood
Edited by Tania Gergel

By Arrian, Plutarch and Quintus Curtius Rufus
Introduction by Michael Wood
Edited by Tania Gergel

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Sep 28, 2004 | ISBN 9780142001400

Alexander the Great by Arrian, Plutarch and Quintus Curtius Rufus
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About Alexander the Great

Inspired in his leadership, fearless in battle, and boundless in his ambition, Alexander the Great was worshiped as a god during his lifetime, and his legend has only grown since. Inheriting his father’s empire at the age of twenty, Alexander resolved to expand it, and by the time of his death at thirty-two, his empire streched from Greece to India, spanning three continents and encompassing two million square miles. Comprising selections from the writings of Arrian, Plutarch, and Quintus Curtius Rufus, this definitive biography of the greatest conqueror in history features an introduction on Alexander’s enduring legacy by acclaimed British television personality and Princeton University Professor Michael Wood.

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About Arrian

Arrian, or Lucius Flavius Arrianus, was a Greek born of well-to-do parents at Nicomedia, the capital of the Roman province… More about Arrian

About Plutarch

Plutarch (c.50-c.120 AD) was a writer and thinker born into a wealthy, established family of Chaeronea in central Greece. He… More about Plutarch

Product Details

Category: Historical Figure Biographies & Memoirs | Ancient World History | Military History

Paperback | $14.00
Published by Penguin Books
Sep 28, 2004 | 176 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780142001400

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Table Of Contents

Alexander the GreatChronology
Introduction
Map: Alexander’s Empire
A Note on the Texts

1. The Early Years
2. Establishing Power in Macedonia, Greece, and Northern Europe
3. The Persian Campaign(I) – from Hellespont to Gordium
4. The Persian Campaign(II) – from Cappadocia to Egypt
5. The Persian Campaign(III) – Victory in Persia
6. To the North-east Frontiers of the Persian Empire
7. East to India – the Uncompleted Campaign
8. The Retreat – from India back to Persia
9. Alexander’s Final Months

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