His book provides the definitive account of the legends of alexander the greata powerful leader in life and an even more powerful figure in the history of literature and ideas. Academy of art university students may sell used textbooks during business hours. Downtown soma district near montgomery metro station. Substantial extracts from greek and latin authors are arranged thematically and presented. Comprising relevant selections from the four ancient writers whose portraits of alexander the great still survivearrian, diodorus, plutarch, and quintus curtiusthis volume provides a complete narrative of the important events in alexanders life.
In alexander the great, anthony everitt judges alexanders life against the criteria of his own age and considers all his contradictions. He was active, athletic, and full of ardor and enthusiasm in all that he did. It took him about three years to gain total control over his homeland of macedonia and the land to the south, greece. Alexander the great is one of the latest, most updated, and contemporary books on the life of the ancient, macedonian king, who would extend his empire from a little slide of land in greece through persia, egypt, all the way to india, forming the greatest empire the ancient world had ever seen. Your next adventure may be closer than you think stop by alexander books for your next read, be it fiction, philosophy or a classic, we have it all. An acclaimed biographer reconstructs the life of alexander the great in this magisterial revisionist portrait. He was fi nely formed in person, and very prepossessing in his manners. I liked the illustrations because they are very detailed. Egypt, babylonia, persis, media, bactria, the punjab, and the valley of the indus. The celebrated macedonian king has been one of the most enduring figures in history. He was inspiration for later conquerors such as hannibal the carthaginian, the romans. Biographies of alexander the great books the guardian.
Briants book, which has been translated see briant 2010 in the list is. I found myself staying up way later than i anticipated because i could. Alexander the great beach hotel in kriopigi, chalkidiki, greece. I didnt like the part where alexander did something bad to one of his knights. Jacob abbott 18031879 tutored by aristotle, compelled to ascend the throne at the age of 20 when his illustrious father was assassinated, driven by a passion for expanding the borders of his tiny kingdom, alexander of macedon was one. Perfect prep for alexander the great quizzes and tests you might have in school. In the first authoritative biography of alexander the great written for a general audience in a generation, classicist and historian philip freeman tells the remarkable life of the great conqueror. And when the book of daniel was shewed him, wherein daniel declared that one of the greeks should destroy the empire of the persians, he supposed that himself was the person intended.
Written by leading experts in the field looks at a wide range of diverse topics including alexanders religious views, his entourage during his campaign east, his sexuality, the influence of his legacy, and his representations. Good study of alexander the great the soundly researched book avoids the potential to sensationalized this bigger than life figure. In the second half of his reign, he had to find a way to rule his newly conquered countries. Alexander the great i thought that this book was quite good because it had nice descriptions. Biography nonfiction, 1,415 words, level x grade 5, lexile 940l multilevel book also available in levels r and z2. Alexander the great managed to conquer most of the known world before dying in 323 b. Official online booking engine for alexander the great beach hotel in kriopigi, chalkidiki, greece. King alexander iii the great of macedon was one of the greatest military commanders the world has ever known. Alexanders visit was capped by a briefing from the book of daniel, written several centuries earlier, which foretold the rise and conquests of alexander. With colin farrell, anthony hopkins, rosario dawson, angelina jolie. Alexander the great was characterized by these qualities in a very remarkable degree. When alexander the great died in 323 bce, his empire stretched from modernday greece, through northern africa and the middle east, to. More than two millennia have passed since alexander the great built an empire that stretched to. By the 1970s, robin lane fox had to read 1,468 books and articles to write his celebrated biography of alexander.
This book seeks to dispel some of the myths which have grown up around him and to provide an uptodate account of his life. Alexander, the king of macedonia and one of the greatest army leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world. Just to join the gap, the first two books we were looking at are the earliest surviving, or some of the earliest surviving, narratives about alexander the great, even though they were written centuries after his time. The story is beyond amazing enough with credible information. Alexander the great book by philip freeman official. Alexander the great alexander of macedon biography. His book is set apart from the plethora of biographies of alexander the great by its focus on his origins and aims, the way he administered and organized his empire, and especially his impact on the areas he conquered, the last of which almost no other books address. It is what you read when you dont have to that determines what you will be when you cant help it. Back in 2002, anthony everitt published a book about the roman statesman and orator cicero, whose life represents an embarrassment of. This is written in a more novel style, very much like freemans later work.
Alexander book company your downtown and soma bookstore. Almost all of alexanders time as king was spent at war. To defeat the persian empire, he led his troops on a tenyear campaign from his native macedonia all the way to india. The name alexander or alexander the great, referring to the macedonian king, never appears in the bible. He was a general of such skill and renown that for two thousand years other great leaders studied his strategy. The author stays with a measured enlightened approach relying on the evidence as it is available. However, the prophets daniel and zechariah wrote prophecies concerning greece and alexanders macedonian empire. Alexander the great ebook, preface in the first authoritative biography of alexander the great written for a general audience in a generation, classicist and historian philip freeman tells the remarkable life of the great conqueror. The noneschatological prophecies in daniel have proved so reliable that some critics have tried to. Another book that looks at the complexities of alexander and the totality of his humanity, from warrior to deep thinker. This book is about alexander the greats reception in the enlightenment, isnt it. A new history combines traditional scholarship with contemporary research to offer an innovative treatment of one of historys most famous figures.
Those 2 books he carried in his campaigns in persia, the iliad inspired him religiously and served him as a guide of how a hero was while anabasis served him as a map and guide to persian lands. We meet the macedonian prince who was naturally inquisitive and fascinated by science and exploration, as well as the man who enjoyed the arts and used homers great epic the iliad as a bible. Creating a top ten list for books on alexander the great is not easy, since few ancient. Of that great mass of writing, five thin samples survive and form the basis for the modernday industry of alexander biographies, of which everitts is the latest and one of the most engaging. At the same time, he was calm, collected, and considerate in emergencies requiring caution, and thoughtful and.
Alexander reads about himself in the book of daniel. Alexander the great by jacob abbott free at loyal books. Alexander the great alexander the great alexander the great alexander the great alexander the great alexander the great alexander the great. The author of several previous books including alexander the great. Robert green describes the life, battle campaigns, influence on the ancient world, and mythological status of the champion of the greeks who marched his armies as far as india. Alexander iii the great, the king of macedonia and conqueror of the persian empire is considered one of the greatest military geniuses of all times. During his time of leadership, he united greece, reestablished the corinthian league and conquered the persian empire. Alexander the great was an ancient macedonian ruler and one of historys greatest military minds who, as king of macedonia and persia, established the largest empire the. Alexanders childhood and youth beginning of his reign the reaction crossing the hellespont campaign in asia minor defeat of darius the siege of tyre alexander in egypt the great victory the death of darius deterioration of character alexanders end. He was a general of such skill and renown that for two thousand. I have been meaning to read philip freemans book on alexander the great since early 2011 when i purchased a copy after reading his book on julius caesar. This book presents new translations of the most important ancient writings on alexanders life and legacy. Campaigns of alexander anabasis complete audiobook 12 hours in english macedonia.