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Alexander the Great (Audiobook, MP3)
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Alexander the Great by Alan Fildes (Audiobook, MP3)Alexander the Great by Alan Fildes (Audiobook, MP3)

The history of the life of every individual who has, for any reason, attracted extensively the attention of mankind, has been written in a great variety of ways by a multitude of authors, and persons sometimes wonder why we should have so many different accounts of the same thing.
 
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Philip II and Alexander the Great: Father and Son, Lives and Afterlives
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Elizabeth Carney, Daniel Ogden - Philip II and Alexander the Great: Father and Son, Lives and AfterlivesElizabeth Carney, Daniel Ogden - Philip II and Alexander the Great: Father and Son, Lives and Afterlives

The careers of Philip II and his son Alexander the Great (III) were interlocked in innumerable ways: Philip II centralized ancient Macedonia, created an army of unprecedented skill and flexibility, came to dominate the Greek peninsula, and planned the invasion of the Persian Empire with a combined Graeco-Macedonian force, but it was Alexander who actually led the invading forces, defeated the great Persian Empire, took his army to the borders of modern India, and created a monarchy and empire that, despite its fragmentation, shaped the political, cultural, and religious world of the Hellenistic era. 
 
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The Idea of Britain and the Origins of Scottish Independence: From the Picts to Alexander III
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The Idea of Britain and the Origins of Scottish Independence: From the Picts to Alexander IIIThe Idea of Britain and the Origins of Scottish Independence: From the Picts to Alexander III

This book challenges the belief that the Scots were an ancient nation whose British identity only emerged in the early modern era. In fact, the idea of Scotland as an independent kingdom was older than the age of Wallace and Bruce. Dauvit Broun radically reassesses a range of fundamental issues: the fate of Pictish identity and the origins of Alba, the status of Scottish kingship vis-A-vis England, the papacy's recognition of the independence of the Scottish Church, and the idea of Scottish freedom.
 
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Alexander the Great: Volume 2, Sources and Studies (Vol 2)
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Alexander the Great: Volume 2, Sources and Studies (Vol 2)Alexander the Great: Volume 2, Sources and Studies (Vol 2)

Alexander the Great, first published in 1948, has become a classic and its importance for subsequent Alexander studies can hardly be exaggerated. Based on a lifetime's work and elegantly and persuasively written, both volumes evoked immediate admiration - and very soon sharp reaction. Little has in fact appeared on Alexander over the last thirty years that has not been directly related to this book.
 
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Doing an Alexander [Lessons On Leadership By A Master Conqueror]
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Doing an Alexander [Lessons On Leadership By A Master Conqueror]

The objective of this article is to explore what makes for effective leadership and what contributes to leadership derailment. For the purpose of elucidation, one of the most famous leaders of all times has been selected: Alexander the Great of Macedonia, who more than many other person changed the history of civilization.

 
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