Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C.; a historical biography
by Green, Peter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Extremely gentle rubbing to spine head and foot, faint soiling to fore-edges, tight binding, bright pages, light soiling to DJ, /near fine
- ISBN 10
- 0520071654
- ISBN 13
- 9780520071650
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991. Reprint. Hardcover. Extremely gentle rubbing to spine head and foot, faint soiling to fore-edges, tight binding, bright pages, light soiling to DJ, else near fine(+) in near fine(+) DJ./near fine. Octavo in tan-black DJ, black spine, gilt to spine, xxxvii, 617 pages, b&w illustrations, maps, 22 cm. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. || This biography 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. Writing for the general reader, the author provides gritty details on Alexander's darker side while providing a gripping tale of Alexander's career. Series: Hellenistic culture and society, 11. Contents: Philip of Macedon -- The garden of Midas -- From a view to a death -- The keys of the kingdom -- The captain-general -- The road to Issus -- Intimations of immortality -- The Lord of Asia -- The quest for ocean -- How many miles to Babylon? -- Propaganda at the Granicus. Generals -- Greece -- Biography.
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- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
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- 92300
- Title
- Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C.; a historical biography
- Author
- Green, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Extremely gentle rubbing to spine head and foot, faint soiling to fore-edges, tight binding, bright pages, light soiling to DJ,
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0520071654
- ISBN 13
- 9780520071650
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley
- Date Published
- 1991
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
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