Oxford University Press, 2014. - 298 p. Alexander the Great became king of Macedon in 336 BC, when he was only 20 years old, and died at the age of 32, twelve years later. During his reign he conquered the Achaemenid Persian Empire, the largest empire that had ever existed, leading his army from Greece to Pakistan, and from the Libyan desert to the steppes of Central Asia. His...
2016. Ce livre n'est pas une biographie d'Alexandre le Grand (356-323 av. J. -C.), figure historique célèbre pour ses conquêtes et l'empire qu'il parvint à édifier. A travers le sort de ce personnage fascinant qui régna sur trois continents, des questions plus générales se posent : quelle est l'origine de la domination d'Alexandre ? Comment comprendre ses objectifs ? Quelle...
Harper Collins Publishers, 2005. — 180 p. "Alexander's behavior was conditioned along certain lines -- heroism, courage, strength, superstition, bisexuality, intoxication, cruelty. He bestrode Europe and Asia like a supernatural figure." In this succinct portrait of Alexander the Great, distinguished scholar and historian Norman Cantor illuminates the personal life and military...
Chelsea House Publishers, 2003. — 110 p. — (Ancient World Leaders). This series takes a historical look at the ancient world's leading figures, who led armies to victory and ruled over vast domains in a time when the world was still young. As one empire fell, another would rise, led by charismatic and powerful commanders who could unite many people and were touched by...
Random House, 2019. — 496 p. More than two millennia have passed since Alexander the Great built an empire that stretched to every corner of the ancient world, from the backwater kingdom of Macedonia to the Hellenic world, Persia, and ultimately to India - all before his untimely death at age thirty-three. Alexander believed that his empire would stop only when he reached the...
Simon & Schuster, 2011. — 416 p. 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 celebrated Macedonian king has been one of the most enduring figures in history. He was a general of such skill and renown that for two thousand...
Pen and Sword, 2015. — 224 p. — ISBN: 978-1-78346-197-4. Over the years, some 20,000 books and articles have been written about Alexander the Great, the vast majority hailing him as possibly the greatest general that ever lived. Richard A. Gabriel, however, argues that, while Alexander was clearly a successful soldier-adventurer, the evidence of real greatness is simply not...
John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2009. — 392 p. Alexander the Great: A New History combines traditional scholarship with contemporary research to offer an innovative treatment of one of history's most famous figures. Written by leading experts in the field. Looks at a wide range of diverse topics including Alexander's religious views, his entourage during his campaign East, his...
Doubleday, 2000. — 403 p. In a breathless biographical story of the extraordinary Alexander the Great (firstly published in 1946), a master storyteller recreates the high drama which was this infamous demi-god's life. Here is the handsome young prince who chose books over the beautiful young women and men sent to tempt him; the youthful conqueror who ordered bloody massacres...
New York: J.P. Putnam's & Sons, 1887. — 323 p. Son of Philip Alexander III (Great) (356-323 BC) during his reign was able to expand the boundaries of the Macedonian Kingdom, including not only Greek policies, but also the entire Persian Empire, Ancient Egypt and India, and thus creating an Empire. However, it is unlikely to be appropriate to call the cosmopolitan Empire of...
London, Routledge, 1994. — 338 p. Despite Alexander the Great's unprecedented accomplishments, during the last seven years of his life, this indomitable warrior became increasingly unpredictable, sporadically violent, megalomaniacal, and suspicious of friends as well as enemies. What could have caused such a lamentable transformation? This biography seeks to answer that...
Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. — 224 p. Alexander the Great is considered one of the most successful commanders of all time and was known to be undefeated in battle. He is mentioned in the Bible as well as the Qur'an, and is on the shortest of short lists whenever the world's best military leaders are cataloged. When asked to name other great military leaders, Caesar reportedly said...
Warszawa: Adam, 2003. — 172 s. Dzieje życia i panowania Aleksandra Wielkiego - jednego z najwybitniejszych wodzów i władców nie tylko starożytności - barwnie opowiedziane w lekki i przystępny sposób poprzez historię jego ulubionego konia Bucefała (Bukefalasa). Przeznaczona przede wszystkim dla młodzieży jedyna beletrystyczna książka pióra wybitnego naukowca oraz znanej...
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