Overview: Everything we know about Alexander comes from ancient sources, which agree unanimously that he was extraordinary and greater than everyday mortals. From his birth into a hypercompetitive world of royal women through his training under the eyes and fists of stern soldie…
"The last of Cyrus the Great's dynastic inheritors and the legendary enemy of Alexander the Great, Darius III ruled over a Persian Empire that stretched from the Mediterranean to the Indus River. Yet despite being the most powerful king of his time, Darius remains an obscure fig…
Scholars have long recognized the relevance to Christianity of the many stories surrounding the life of Alexander the Great, who claimed to be the son of Zeus. This book connects the mythic life and career of Alexander to the stories about Jesus and to the earliest theology of t…
In the first authoritative biography of Alexander the Great written for a general audience in a generation, classicist and historian Philip Freeman tells the remarkable life of the great conqueror.
In the first authoritative biography of Alexander the Great written for a general audience in a generation, classicist and historian Philip Freeman tells the remarkable life of the great conqueror. The celebrated Macedonian king has been one of the most enduring figures in histo…
In the Middle Ages, the life story of Alexander the Great was a well-traveled tale. Known in numerous versions, many of them derived from the ancient Greek Alexander Romance, it was told and re-told throughout Europe, India, the Middle East, and Central Asia. The essays collecte…
Antikken f. Kr. Alexander den Store konge af Makedonien, (356-323 f. Kr.) Beskrivelse af Alexander den Stores krige mod Persien og invasionen af Indien, herunder årsagerne til krigene og beskrivelse af våben, taktik og de makedoniske- og persiske hære.
Beskrivelse af Antikkens fæstningskrig fra 546-146. Fæstningskrig (belejringskrig) spillede ofte en afgørende rolle under konflikterne i Oldtiden f.eks mellem grækere og persere samt mellem karthageniensere og romere. I bogen beskrives den taktik, udrustning, teknik og de belejr…
Since his death in Babylon in 323 BC, Alexander the Great has inspired an unparalleled legacy founded on both histories and legends. From ancient Alexandria to twentieth-century America, and from politics to popular entertainment, he has remained a source of fascination and deba…
