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Alexander of Macedon 356 ePub Ó 323 BC A Historical Biography Read Ï Until recently popular biographers and most scholars viewed Alexander the Great as a genius with a plan a romantic figure pursuing his vision of a united world His dream was at times characterized as a benevolent interest in the brotherhood of manUntil recently popular biographers and most scholars viewed Alexander the Great as a genius with a plan a romantic figure pursuing his vision of a united world His dream was at times characterized as a benevolent interest in the brotherhood of man sometimes as a brute interest in the exercise of power Green a Cambridge trained classicist who is also a novelist portrays Alexander as both a complex personality and a single minded general a man capable of such diverse expediencies as patricide or the massacre of civilians Green describes his Alexander as not only the most brilliant and ambitious field commander in history but also supremely indifferent to all those administrative excellences and idealistic yearnings I did enjoy this on

pdf ✓ 323 BC A Historical Biography ½ Peter Green

Foisted upon him by later generations especially those who found the conueror tout court a little hard upon their liberal sensibilitiesThis biography begins not with one of the universally known incidents of Alexander's life but with an account of his father Philip of Macedonia whose many territoried empire was the first on the continent of Europe to have an effectively centralized government and military What Philip and Macedonia had to offer Alexander made his own but Philip and Macedonia also made Alexander form an important context for understanding Alexander himself Yet his origins and training do not fully explain the man After he was named hegemon of the Hellenic League many philosophers came to congratulat I was thinking abou

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Alexander of Macedon 356 323 BC A Historical BiographyE Alexander but one was conspicuous by his absence Diogenes the Cynic an ascetic who lived in a clay tub Piued and curious Alexander himself visited the philosopher who when asked if there was anything Alexander could do for him made the famous reply Don't stand between me and the sun Alexander's courtiers jeered but Alexander silenced them If I were not Alexander I would be Diogenes This remark was as unexpected in Alexander as it would be in a modern leaderFor the general reader the book redolent with gritty details and fully aware of Alexander's darker side offers a gripping tale of Alexander's career Full backnotes fourteen maps and chronological and genealogical tables serve readers with specialized interests Great to get knowle