Alcibiades is one of the most famous (or infamous) characters of Classical Greece. A young Athenian aristocrat, he came to prominence during the Peloponnesian War (429-404 BC) between Sparta and Athens. Flamboyant, charismatic (and wealthy), this close associate of Socrates pers…
"Alcibiades is one of the most famous (or infamous) characters of Classical Greece. A young Athenian aristocrat, he came to prominence during the Peloponnesian War (429-404 BC) between Sparta and Athens. Flamboyant, charismatic (and wealthy), this close associate of Socrates per…
Alexander the Great is one of the most famous leaders of all time.This controversial reassessment concludes that Alexander's claim to the status of military genius is not supported by evidence. The author contests he was clearly a misfit and increasingly traumatized, showing all…
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 succesful soldier-adventurer, the e…
The history of Alexander
by Heckel, Waldemar, Yardley, John, Curtius Rufus, Quintus
fromPenguin classics
The history of Alexander
by Heckel, Waldemar, Yardley, John, Curtius Rufus, Quintus
fromPenguin classics
The history of Alexander
by Heckel, Waldemar, Yardley, John, Curtius Rufus, Quintus
fromPenguin classics
The history of Alexander
by Heckel, Waldemar, Yardley, John, Curtius Rufus, Quintus
fromPenguin classics
The Roman historian's account of the conquests of Alexander the Great is one of the primary sources of our knowledge of the Macedonian conquest and its leader.
The history of Alexander
by Heckel, Waldemar, Yardley, John, Curtius Rufus, Quintus
fromPenguin classics
The history of Alexander
by Heckel, Waldemar, Yardley, John, Curtius Rufus, Quintus
fromPenguin classics
The Roman historian's account of the conquests of Alexander the Great is one of the primary sources of our knowledge of the Macedonian conquest and its leader.
The history of Alexander
by Heckel, Waldemar, Yardley, John, Curtius Rufus, Quintus
fromPenguin classics
The history of Alexander
by Heckel, Waldemar, Curtius Rufus, Quintus
fromPenguin classics
The Roman historian's account of the conquests of Alexander the Great is one of the primary sources of our knowledge of the Macedonian conquest and its leader. "From the Middle Ages until the present day, this version of a great king and conqueror's story, The History of Alexan…