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Alexander the Great / Hugh Bowden.

Bowden, Hugh. (Author).

Summary:

In 336 BC Alexander the Great became king of Macedon. During his twelve-year reign he conquered the Achaemenid Persian Empire, the largest to have yet existed, and in the process had a profound effect on the world he moved through. In this examination of his life and career, Hugh Bowden explores his cultural and historical legacy.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780198706151 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: xxii, 120 pages : illustrations, map ; 17 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-112) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Before Alexander -- Prince : Alexander in the Macedonian court -- Warrior : Alexander's army -- Commander : Alexander and the Greeks -- Pharaoh : Alexander and Egypt -- King of the world : Alexander and Persia -- Traveller : Alexander in Afghanistan and Pakistan -- Doomed to die : Alexander in Babylon -- After Alexander.
Subject: Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C.
Generals > Greece > Biography.
Greece > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Greece > History > Macedonian expansion, 359-323 B.C.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Selkirk College.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Holdable? Status Due Date Courses
Castlegar Campus Library DF 234 B69 2014 (Text)
Copy: c. 1
B001546928 General Volume hold Available -


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