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The Life of Alexander the Great
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Life of Alexander the Great
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Plutarch
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Translated by John Dryden
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Edited by Arthur Hugh Clough
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Introduction by Victor Davis Hanson
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| Series | Modern Library Classics |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:96 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 133 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780812971330
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| Classifications | Dewey:938.07092 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | General | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Random House USA Inc
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| Imprint |
Modern Library Inc
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| Publication Date |
13 April 2004 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
In 336 b.c. Philip of Macedonia was assassinated and his twenty-year-old son, Alexander, inherited his kingdom. Immediately quelling rebellion, Alexander extended his father's empire through-out the Middle East and into parts of Asia, ful_xFB01_lling the soothsayer Aristander's prediction that the new king "should perform acts so important and glorious as would make the poets and musicians of future ages labour and sweat to describe and celebrate him." The Life of Alexander the Great is one of the _xFB01_rst surviving attempts to memorialize the achievements of this legendary king, remembered today as the greatest military genius of all time. This exclusive Modern Library edition, excerpted from Plutarch's Lives, is a riveting tale of honor, power, scandal, and bravery written by the most eminent biographer of the ancient world.
Author Biography
About the Introducer VICTOR DAVIS HANSON has written extensively on both ancient Greek and military history; his ?fteen books include The Western Way of War and Between War and Peace. He is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and a professor of classics at California State University, Fresno.
Reviews"It is a lovely thing to live with courage, and to die leaving behind everlasting renown."
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