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Alexander the Great : a life in legend / Richard Stoneman.

Stoneman, Richard. (Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 0300112033
  • ISBN: 9780300112030
  • Physical Description: xvii, 314 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New Haven [Conn.] ; Yale University Press, [2008]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-305) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Nativity : Egyptian origins (356 BC) -- Golden vines, golden bowls and temples of fire : the Persian versions -- Cities of Alexander : Jews and Arabs adopt the hero -- The marvels of India (329-326 BC) -- 'How much land does a man need?' : Alexander's encounters with the Brahmans (326 BC) -- From the heights of the air to the depths of the sea : Alexander as inventor and sage -- Amazons, mermaids and wilting maidens -- The search for immortality -- The unclean nations and the end of time -- Death in Babylon (323 BC) -- Universal emperor : the Christian hero -- King of the world : Alexander the Greek.
Subject:
Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. > Romances > History and criticism.
Genre:
Romances.

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