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Alexander the Great

A concise introduction to the career and impact of the great Macedonian conqueror and the main themes of his reign.

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  • "This book gathers together hundreds of the Alexander legends that have been told around the globe, based on the historical figure of Alexander the Great. Richard Stoneman, a specialist on the Alexander myths, introduces us to the historical Alexander and to the Alexander of legend, a mythic icon who came to represent the heroic ideal in cultures from Egypt to Iceland, from Britain to Malaya. Alexander came to embody the concerns of Hellenistic man; he fuelled Roman ideas on tyranny and kingship; he was a talisman for fourth-century pagans and a hero of chivalry in the early Middle Ages. He appears in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic writings, frequently as a prophet of God. Whether battling winged foxes or meeting with the Amazons, descending to the underworld or inventing the world's first diving bell, Alexander inspired as a hero, even a god. ."
  • "A concise introduction to the career and impact of the great Macedonian conqueror and the main themes of his reign."@en
  • "A concise introduction to the career and impact of the great Macedonian conqueror and the main themes of his reign."

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  • "History"@en
  • "History"
  • "Criticism, interpretation, etc"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Romances"
  • "Biography"@en
  • "Biography"
  • "Ressources Internet"

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  • "Alexandros ho megas : apo tēn historia ston thrilo"
  • "Alexander the Great"
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  • "Alexander The Great"@en

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