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Alexander the Great (c. 331 B.C.)

Name: Alexander the Great (c. 331 B.C.)
Author: Imperialisms, Ancient and Modern

Imperialisms, Ancient and Modern·Prose·17 sections·6,355 words

Arrian: Alexander the Great (c. 331-327 B.C.) Alexander now sent for his …

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1.1 to 1.3Arrian: Alexander the Great (c. 331-327 B.C.) Alexander now sent for his …590 words
1.4 to 1.5Alexander's first order was that his men should eat, while at the same …437 words
1.6 to 1.8Reports had come in that the country beyond the Hyphasis was rich and …452 words
1.9 to 1.10'For a man who is a man, work, in my belief, if it is directed to noble …312 words
1.11 to 1.13'Are you not aware that if Heracles, my ancestor, had gone no further …401 words
1.14'Sir,' he said, 'we appreciate the fact that you do not demand from us …630 words
1.15 to 1.16Coenus' words were greeted with applause. Some even wept, which was …443 words
1.17 to 1.18At Opis he summoned an assembly of his Macedonian troops and announced …359 words
1.19'First I will speak of my father Philip, as it is my duty to do. Philip …303 words
1.20 to 1.21These services which my father rendered you are, indeed, intrinsically …328 words
1.22'Perhaps you will say that, in my position as your commander, I had none …302 words
1.23 to 1.24'And no, it was in my mind to dismiss any man no longer fit for active …301 words
1.25 to 1.28On the Macedonians the immediate effect of Alexander's speech was …359 words
1.29 to 1.30To mark the restoration of harmony, Alexander offered sacrifice to the …328 words
1.31 to 1.32Alexander died in the 114th Olympiad, in the archonship of Hegesias at …442 words
1.33 to 1.34Nor do I think that Alexander's claim to a divine origin was a very …349 words
1.35(Arrian "The Campaigns of Alexander", translated by Aubrey de Selincourt …19 words

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Alexander the Great (c. 331 B.C.)

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