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Deft Analysis of the Life of a Legendary Leader
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Deft Analysis of the Life of a Legendary Leader Alexander the Great: A New Life. Paul Cartledge. Overlook Press. 352 pages; maps; index; bibliography; glossary; $28.95.
The echoes of Alexander's achievements and politics rock the world to this day, yet he remains as enigmatic as he is uniquely important in our history. He brought two worlds of ideas together, forging the Hellenistic culture that eventually became the basis of Roman political and religious transformations. Those transformations swept Europe and the West and made us what we are today. One could argue there has been no single ...
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