"L'épopée d'Alexandre est à la mesure du personnage : nimbée de légende. Contrairement à ce que l'on pourrait croire, sa geste reste mystérieuse pour le grand public, et pour cause : peu de textes sont traduits en français. L'Inde d'Arrien, La Vie d'Alexandre de Plutarque ou de …
"Alexander the Great of Macedon was no stranger to controversy in his own time. Conqueror of the Greek states, of Egypt and of the Persian Empire as well as many of the principalities of the Indus Valley, he nevertheless became revered as well as vilified. Was he a simply a dest…
"Over the years, some 20,000 books and articles have been written about Alexander the Great, the vast majority hailing him as possibly the greatest general that ever lived. Richard A. Gabriel, however argues that, while Alexander was clearly a successful solider-adventurer, the …
Near Eastern Cities from Alexander to the Successors of Muhammad compares the evolution of several cities in the Near East from the time of Alexander the Great until the beginning of the Islamic 'Abbasid Dynasty. This volume examines both archaeological remains and literary sour…
The History of Alexander
by Heckel, Waldemar, Yardley, John, Curci Ruf, Quint
fromPenguin classics
