She was the daughter of neoptolemus i, the king of epirus. What drove him to daring feats of organization and discipline that would be impossible to believe were they not documented by solid archaeological and historical evidence. Classical art and architecture, drama and epic, philosophy and politicsthese are the foundations of western civilization. Combining historical scholarship and acute psychological insight, it brings this colossal figure vividly to life. Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china. Alexander the greats life and career are here examined through the major issues surrounding his reign. Did he actually set the world in a new groove as has been claimed by some scholars. Which are the best books to read about alexander the great. Robin lane fox is an emeritus fellow at new college, oxford. Robin lane fox is currently considered a single author.
Fox is a classicist and historian whose last book was the successful alexander the great 1980. Tough, resolute, fearless, alexander was a born warrior and ruler of passionate ambition who understood the intense adventure of conquest and of the unknown. Alexander the great robin lane fox national library of. Alexander the great robin lane fox download free ebook. Robin lane fox primary author only author division. Conversions and confessions robin lane fox ebook travelling heroes. Alexander the great by fox, robin lane and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The classical world king county library system overdrive.
Alexander the great robin lane fox allen lane london 1973. Combining historical scholarship and acute psychological insight, it. It is soon placed side by side with the story of the emerging christian movement, and the growing pains of the latter take center stage increasingly as the book moves to its conclusion around the conversion of the emperor constantine in a. Robin lane fox, has spent all of his professional career.
In the classical world, eminent classicist robin lane fox brilliantly chronicles this vast sweep of history from homer to the reign of hadrian. See all books authored by robin lane fox, including alexander the great, and pagans and christians, and more on. Ebook free ebook alexander the great by robin lane fox. Robin lane foxs spellbinding history, spans almost a thousand years of change from the foundation of the worlds first democracy in athens to the roman republic and the empire under hadrian. He dumbs nothing down, therefore you the reader are expected to keep up. Buy alexander the great by robin lane fox, robin lane fox, paperback format, from the dymocks online bookstore. The myth he created is as potent today as it was in the ancient world. The search for alexander by lane fox, robin, 1946publication date 1980 topics alexander, the great, 356323 b. 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. Each of the key themes, arranged as chapters, will be presented in.
Robin lane fox tough, resolute, fearless, alexander was a born warrior and ruler of passionate ambition who understood the intense adventure of conquest and of the unknown. From awardwinning historian robin lane fox, alexander the great searches through the mass of conflicting evidence and legend to focus on alexander as a man of his own time. Alexander the great by robin lane fox, robin lane fox. Alexander the great by robin lane fox overdrive rakuten. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Robin lane fox doesnt give a fig part of the great appeal of robin lane foxs garden writing is the fact that he doesnt give a fig for fashionable opinion. Greeks and their myths in the epic age of homer robin lane fox. Alexander great by fox robin lane, first edition abebooks passion for books. Robin lane fox book alexander the great librarything. Greeks and their myths in the epic age of homer robin lane fox ebook. Dive deep into robin lane foxs the search for alexander with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion.
In this onevolume history of the ancient world up to his death, robin lane fox traces the development of classical civilisation from its origins in the 9th century bc to the height of the roman empire. It is the problem of dealing with antiquity which impels robin lane fox to state. Alexander the great by lane fox, robin, 1946publication date 1974 topics alexander, the great, 356323 b. In the mediterranean world from the second century ad to the conversion of constantine robin lane fox. Hes the author of many books on ancient and classical history, including augustine, alexander the great, and the classical world, which was named one of the top ten nonfiction books of. Robin lane fox books list of books by author robin lane fox. Bringing great figures such as homer, socrates, cicero, alexander, antony and cleopatra, julius caesar, augustus and the first christian martyrs to life.
Alexander the great by robin lane fox, 9780141020761, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. From antiquity to the present day, there have probably been more books written on alexander than on any other man in history, and the present publication rate in english is about one a year, most of them satisfactory and some most recently peter greens both scholarly and well written. There is no shortage of books on alexander the great, but robin lane fox supercedes them all with this grand, highly detailed and impressive work that manages to entertain, educate and excite the reader about the subject. Details of book 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 classical civilizations of greece and rome once dominated the world, and they continue to fascinate and inspire us. Olympias was also the mother of cleopatra, the queen of. Robin lane foxs superb account searches through the mass of conflicting evidence and legend to focus on alexander as a man of his own time. When he died in 323 bc aged thirtytwo, his vast empire comprised more than two million square miles, spanning from greece to india.
The alexander romance by ernst badian the new york. Explore books by robin lane fox with our selection at. Alexander great by fox robin lane, first edition abebooks. At the time the book was penned, his theories were both controversial and groundbreaking, and have divided and confounded, wouldbe alexander the great scholars and professors alike ever since. The emperor hadrian was arguably the first classicist, captivated by a classical past and society he could already identify as something apart. Due to the need to contain the spread of coronavirus covid19 the library building and reading rooms are closed to visitors until further notice. There is no shortage of books on alexander the great, but robin lane fox supercedes them all with this grand, highly detailed and impressive work that manages to entertain, educate and excite the reader about the. Beautifully written perceptive and fluent, it is a superb example of historical. Biography of olympias, mother of alexander the great. Fox aims for full immersion, and he conjures the intellectual and social life of the late roman. I have robin lane foxs alexander the great on my unread on my bookshelf picked up cheap somewhere. Alexander was a born warrior and a ruler of passionate ambition who understood the intense adventure of conquest and of the unknow. A short introduction, and the landmark arrian, edited by james romm and robert.
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