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Title: The Campaigns of Alexander (The Penguin Classics, L253) by Arrian, Flavius Arrianus, Aubrey De Selincourt ISBN: 0-14-044253-7 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: October, 1976 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Of Myth and Men
Comment: The most amazing thing that about this book is that Arrian somehow managed to rescue the man from the legend, the god from the myth and the story from the soothsayers. He intended to write a factual history of the great leader but by necessity was forced to rely on word of mouth, old stories, past recollections and hardly any authoritative manuscripts.
Considering what he had to work with, the outcome is simply amazing. Like Thucydides, Herodotus and Livy, his goal was to write a factual work that was to have been definitive...and it was. The campaigns are given much attention as well as the character of Alexander. For a more scholarly and literary work I recommend Robin Lane Fox and his biography of Alexander - just stupendous.
Rating: 5
Summary: Amazing Book!
Comment: This book is a PRIMARY SOURCE that is great for any student. An ancient work that has great deatails. It is actually interesting to read, even if you just use it for school. If you want more information on this book, feel free to e-mail me at [email protected]. I will try to respond to your e-mail as soon as possible. Again, buy this book if you're doing a project on Alexander the Great! It's the absolute best you can ever buy!
Rating: 5
Summary: Alexander the (Great?) - yeah, I think they're right.
Comment: This book is ok. I gave it a five because it seem to give an accurate account on what was going on back then(except for the number of the troops that died on Alexander's side). I, also, liked it because it's partially exciting, even though it starts to get boring past the middle.
But, buy it if you're looking for something exciting and/or to get an idea of how Alexander fought and commanded during his reign of (12 years,I think).
But, I have to say again, it may be the most accurate because this book has been extant for probably 2000 years and people are still looking at it. But, if there are doubts, the notes or Arrian let you know when accounts differ or are wrong.
That's it.
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Title: The History of Alexander (Penguin Classics) by Quintus Curtius Rufus, John Yardley, Quintus Curtius Rufus, Waldemar Heckel ISBN: 0140444122 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: November, 1984 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The Age of Alexander: Nine Greek Lives (Penguin Classics, L286) by Plutarchus, Ian Scott-Kilvert, Plutarch, Guy T. Griffith ISBN: 0140442863 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: August, 1995 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Alexander of Macedon 356-323 B. C.: A Historical Biography by Peter Green ISBN: 0520071662 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: September, 1992 List Price(USD): $17.44 |
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Title: Alexander the Great by Robin Lane Fox ISBN: 0140088784 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: September, 1994 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Generalship of Alexander the Great by J. F. C. Fuller ISBN: 0306803712 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: September, 1989 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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