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The History of Alexander
Quintus Curtius Rufus
出版Penguin UK, 2005-04-28
主題History / Ancient / GreeceHistory / Ancient / GeneralBiography & Autobiography / HistoricalLiterary Collections / Ancient & Classical
ISBN01419143439780141914343
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=3LpxR8SBw4gC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), who led the Macedonian army to victory in Egypt, Syria, Persia and India, was perhaps the most successful conqueror the world has ever seen. Yet although no other individual has attracted so much speculation across the centuries, Alexander himself remains an enigma. Curtius' History offers a great deal of information unobtainable from other sources of the time. A compelling narrative of a turbulent era, the work recounts events on a heroic scale, detailing court intrigue, stirring speeches and brutal battles - among them, those of Macedonia's great war with Persia, which was to culminate in Alexander's final triumph over King Darius and the defeat of an ancient and mighty empire. It also provides by far the most plausible and haunting portrait of Alexander we possess: a brilliantly realized image of a man ruined by constant good fortune in his youth.