Part I. Alexander -- Alexander and the Macedonians -- The Persian Empire -- The campaigns of Alexander -- The leadership of Alexander -- Part II. Cortés -- Spain, Cortés, and the conquistadors -- The Aztecs -- The conquest of Mexico -- Cortés the commander.
This is a biographical pairing of two of the greatest conquerors in human history, drawing its inspiration from Plutarch{u2019}s Parallel Lives. Like Plutarch, the purpose of the pairing is not primarily historical. While Plutarch covers the history of each of the lives he chron…
This biographical pairing of Alexander the Great and Hern©Łn Cort©♭s reflects both upon the character and the leadership abilities of the two famous conquerors. The book joins historical narrative with source analysis and consideration of moral themes revealing underappreciated …
"This extraordinary volume gathers together an astonishing array of voices of those so often overlooked by history. First Encounters: Native Voices on the Coming of the Europeans reaches back to add important overlooked viewpoints to our understanding of history, gathering toget…
"First Encounters: Native voices on the coming of the Europeans" reaches back to add important, often overlooked viewpoints to our understanding of history, gathering together accounts describing the initial experiences of indigenous peoples around the world with European explor…
Covers a variety of accounts of native peoples describing their initial encounters with European explorers, conquerors, and settlers.
by Noé, Morvan, Jean-David, Dragan, Miroslav
fromLigne d'horizon (Casterman (Firm))
by Noé, Morvan, Jean-David, Dragan, Miroslav
fromLigne d'horizon (Casterman (Firm))
"After Tamerlane takes a fresh look at our global past. Our idea of world history is still dominated by the view from the West: it is Europe's expansion that takes centre-stage. But for much of the 600-year span of this book, Asia's great empires seemed more than a match for the…
"After Tamerlane takes a fresh look at our global past. Our idea of world history is still dominated by the view from the West: it is Europe's expansion that takes centre-stage. But for much of the 600-year span of this book, Asia's great empires seemed more than a match for the…
