Screen LibraryAlexander the Great : a very short introduction /
In 336 BC Alexander the Great became king of Macedon. During his twelve-year reign he conquered the Achaemenid Persian Empire, the largest to have yet existed, and in the process had a profound effect on the world he moved through. In this examination of his life and career, Hugh Bowden explores his...
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford : |
| Publication Dates: | 2014. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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Very short introductions ;
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| Summary: |
In 336 BC Alexander the Great became king of Macedon. During his twelve-year reign he conquered the Achaemenid Persian Empire, the largest to have yet existed, and in the process had a profound effect on the world he moved through. In this examination of his life and career, Hugh Bowden explores his cultural and historical legacy. |
| Carrier Form: | xxii, 120 pages : illustrations, map ; 18 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-110) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780198706151 (paperback) : 0198706154 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | DF234 |
| CLC: | K835.407 |
| Call Number: | K835.407/A378B |
| Contents: | Before Alexander -- Prince : Alexander in the Macedonian court -- Warrior : Alexander's army -- Commander : Alexander and the Greeks -- Pharaoh : Alexander and Egypt -- King of the world : Alexander and Persia -- Traveller : Alexander in Afghanistan and Pakistan -- Doomed to die : Alexander in Babylon -- After Alexander. |