Book about alexander the great

This book is about alexander the greats reception in the enlightenment, isnt it. When alexander met roxanne, he immediately fell in love with her, he eventually got married to her. The story is beyond amazing enough with credible information. King alexander iii the great of macedon was one of the greatest military commanders the world has ever known. Alexander the great by arrian, 9780199587247, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. One of the best books on alexander, is peter green, alexander of macedon. An army wins through its stomach and supplies and this book explains how alexander conquered this unseen enemy. The afghan campaign is a historical novel by the american writer steven pressfield. Well even let you know about secret offers and sales when you sign up to our emails. Fire from heaven by mary renault, alexander the great by robin lane fox, the persian boy by mary renault, the. Briants book, which has been translated see briant 2010 in the list is. Beautifully written perceptive and fluent, it is a superb example of historical. Alexander had no part in the murder of his father, although he may have resented him because he neglected olympias for another wife. Biographies of alexander the great books the guardian.

Could someone recommend a good book about alexander the. From his early days with philip to alexanders brilliant conquest of persia to his early death, this book is absolutely great. Alexander the great served as king of macedonia from 336 to 323 b. Alexander the great book by philip freeman official. Another popular topic is whether he should be numbered among the gay men of antiquity. Campaigns of alexander anabasis complete audiobook 12 hours in english macedonia. He conquered the entire persian empire, defeating king darius iii four times.

This book seeks to dispel some of the myths which have grown up around him and to provide an uptodate account of his life. An examination of the written and other sources and the problems of working with them discussion of archaeological and. Alexander reads about himself in the book of daniel. This is a great book for those interested in military warfare. This first english collection of essays on alexander the great of macedon includes a. This includes the macedonian background and alexanders. 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. Alexanders visit was capped by a briefing from the book of daniel, written several centuries earlier, which foretold the rise and conquests of alexander. He was a general of such skill and renown that for two thousand years other great leaders studied his strategy. Alexander the great was an ancient macedonian ruler and one of history s greatest military minds who, as king of macedonia and persia, established the. It was first published in 2006 by the broadway division of random house.

What are the best biographies on alexander the great. Alexander the great and bucephalus free stories online. The literary sources first appear much later with the roman empire. There is even some well needed wit thrown into the copy which is. 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. It took him about three years to gain total control over his homeland of macedonia and the land to the south, greece. He was a man like no other man has ever beenin twelve years that changed the world, alexander the great conquered a vast empire, extending from the danube to the rivers of the punjab, and from egypt to uzbekistan. Alexander the great or alexander iii, 356323 bc, king of macedon, conqueror of much of asia. He was a general of such skill and renown that for two thousand. Born a prince of macedonia in 356 bce, alexander the great became one of the greatest military leaders of all time. Good study of alexander the great the soundly researched book avoids the potential to sensationalized this bigger than life figure.

Alexander gets tied to ideas related to the great game, the world of espionage between the british empire and russia in the 19th century. As well as tackling problems of interpretation, the author includes. The book is fairly brief, but it incorporates good research. It is the story of alexander the greats invasion of the afghan kingdoms the afghanistan of today in 330 bc through the eyes of matthias in greek, a young soldier from macedonia, who narrates the adventures of the. 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. Alexander the great is a book published by demi and designed for young readers. When alexander the great died in 323 bce, his empire stretched from modernday greece, through northern africa and the middle east, to. 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. With a series of illustrative photos inside there are details of alexander the great conquering of india as well as his ongoing supremacy. I found myself staying up way later than i anticipated because i could. Arrian, a greek man of letters, military commander, and holder of the highest political offices in both rome and athens, wrote the definitive account of alexanders life and. Alexander the great by jacob abbott free at loyal books. Diodorus quintus curtius justins trogus epitome also. Alexander the great alexander the great alexander the great alexander the great alexander the great alexander the great alexander the great.

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. Alexander the great in fact and fiction oxford scholarship. The sikandar nama, e bara or sharafnama book of honour, describing the deeds and life of alexander the great as king and conqueror, and the sikandar nama, e bhari or iqbalnama book of fortune, describing alexander the great s role as philosopher and prophet h. After circulating in manuscript form, it was first published in 1680 in venice, and has been continuously in print in greek ever since. Almost all of alexanders time as king was spent at war.

The celebrated macedonian king has been one of the most enduring figures in history. Could someone recommend a good book about alexander the great. An acclaimed biographer reconstructs the life of alexander the great in this magisterial revisionist portrait. Most often arguments erupt over whether, because he was a macedonian like the ptolemies in egypt, including cleopatra, alexander counted as a true greek. He was born in 356 bc to the noble family of macedon.

Everyone seems to want a stake in alexander the great, even those focused on hair color. Alexander the great is interpreted in the light of contemporary imperial and colonial ideas and thats what briant talks about in this book. Alexander s policies are explored here as well as some of the history of conquering these lands. 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. Alexanders father was philip ii, the king of macedonia and his mother was named olympias.

The only contemporaneous records for him are in the babylonian astrological tablets. A worthy addition to the seemingly endless flood of books on alexander, including, recently, paul cartledges literate alexander the great 2004 and norman f. In medieval europe, alexander the great was revered as a member of the nine worthies, a group of heroes whose lives were believed to encapsulate all the ideal qualities of chivalry. I didnt like the part where alexander did something bad to one of his knights. I liked the illustrations because they are very detailed. Theres a world of new ideas in every books newsletter. There is a bit of liberty taken by the author in the rational of some of the alexanders choices, but it is never outlandish and very much makes sense. Alexander the great is a towering figure in ancient history because of his legendary conquests throughout europe, asia, and africa. A short introduction, and the landmark arrian, edited by james romm and robert. Global grey free pdf, epub, kindle ebook pages pdf. 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. In alexander the great, author anthony everitt crafts a lucid, readable, and. Creating a top ten list for books on alexander the great is not easy, since few ancient. Biography nonfiction, 1,415 words, level x grade 5, lexile 940l multilevel book also available in levels r and z2.

Wilberforce clarkes translation is only of the first part of the sikandar. Another book that looks at the complexities of alexander and the totality of his humanity, from warrior to deep thinker. Fire from heaven by mary renault, alexander the great by robin lane fox, the persian boy by mary renault, the campa. The book of alexander the great or the phyllada has for three centuries been the most popular account of alexanders career in modern greece. 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. Alexander the great i thought that this book was quite good because it had nice descriptions. On a bright and sunny day in macedonia, a great black horse was brought into an arena in front of king philip ii.

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. Sikandar nama, e bara the book of alexander the great. List of books and articles about alexander the great. Richard stoneman is honorary fellow of the university of exeter and widely acknowledged as the foremost expert globally on the myths of alexander. This is written in a more novel style, very much like freemans later work. Books about alexander the great, he was a prince, a conquer, a commander and a king score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. As such, he was afforded with great luxuries growing up. Alexander the great 2nd edition by richard stoneman. The book alexander the great by doug wilhelm is a book about the uniting of the greek empire. During his time of leadership, he united greece, reestablished the corinthian league and conquered the persian empire. Alexander the great summary september 20, 2016 april 2, 2019 niklas goeke self improvement 1sentencesummary. Youth and kingship the son of philip ii of macedon and olympias, he had aristotle as his tutor and was given a classical education.

Review alexander the great philip freeman bookworm blues. What can we learn from the stunning rise and mysterious death of the ancient worlds greatest conqueror. In greek anthology there are poems referring to alexander. You may wonder, said arrian in his introduction to his biography why i am writing another book on alexander the great when there have. 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. Alexander the great by richard stoneman is an introduction to the career and impact of the great macedonian conqueror and the main themes of his reign. This book collects together ten contributions by leading scholars in the field of alexander studies that represent the most advanced scholarship in this area. They span the gamut between historical reconstruction and historiographical research and, viewed as a whole, represent a wide spectrum of methodology. Robin lane foxs accessible and erudite life of alexander the great searches through the mass of conflicting evidence and legend to focus on the living actuality of the man and his experienceit is tempting, he concludes, to see in alexander the romantics complex nature for the first time in greek history. Alexander the great by philip freeman, paperback barnes. He invaded india, defeating a sevenfoottall indian king and extending the boundaries of his empire into most of asia. Hammonds book is the first book i have read on alexander and i think it is a great book to read if you know at least some detail about alexander.