The First European: A History of Alexander in the Age of Empire

by Pierre Briant

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The exploits of Alexander the Great were so remarkable that for centuries after his death the Macedonian ruler seemed a figure more of legend than of history. Thinkers of the European Enlightenment, searching for ancient models to understand contemporary affairs, were the first to critically interpret Alexander's achievements. As Pierre Briant shows, in the minds of eighteenth-century intellectuals and philosophes, Alexander was the first...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:067465966X

ISBN13:9780674659667

Release Date:January 2017

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:496 Pages

Weight:2.05 lbs.

Dimensions:1.5" x 6.5" x 9.3"

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