Origin and History of the Name of Alexander

Origin and History of the Name of Alexander

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Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-02-24

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9780666306944

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Excerpt from Origin and History of the Name of Alexander: With Biographies of All the Most Noted Persons of That Name; And an Account of the Origin of Surnames and Forenames, Together With Over Five Hundred Christian Names of Men and Women and Their Significance; The Crescent Family Record Every name, no doubt, originally had a meaning, or was at first assumed or imposed from its real or supposed fitness, from some accidental circumstance, or from mere caprice. Each individual is distinguished from his fellows by his name. But for this system his tory and biography could scarcely exist. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.


Origin and History of the Name of Alexander, with Biographies of All the Most Noted Persons of That Name

Origin and History of the Name of Alexander, with Biographies of All the Most Noted Persons of That Name

Author: Anonymous

Publisher: Trieste Publishing

Published: 2017-09-06

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9780649664085

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An A-Z of Baby Names

An A-Z of Baby Names

Author: Patrick Hanks

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2013-01-10

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 0199669856

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"Origins and meanings of over 2,500 names"--Cover.


The Lost Book of Alexander the Great

The Lost Book of Alexander the Great

Author: Andrew Young

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781594161971

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Recounts the "History of Alexander's Conquests" of Ptolemy Lagides, a Macedonian officer who accompanied Alexander the Great during his conquests and who was later to lead the city of Alexandria in its triumph after Alexander's death.


Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C.

Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C.

Author: Peter Green

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 668

ISBN-13: 9780520071667

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This biography portrays Alexander as both a complex personality and a single-minded general, a man capable of such diverse expediencies as patricide or the massacre of civilians. Writing for the general reader, the author provides gritty details on Alexander's darker side while providing a gripping tale of Alexander's career.


The History of Alexander

The History of Alexander

Author: Quintus Curtius Rufus

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2005-04-28

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 0141914343

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Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), who led the Macedonian army to victory in Egypt, Syria, Persia and India, was perhaps the most successful conqueror the world has ever seen. Yet although no other individual has attracted so much speculation across the centuries, Alexander himself remains an enigma. Curtius' History offers a great deal of information unobtainable from other sources of the time. A compelling narrative of a turbulent era, the work recounts events on a heroic scale, detailing court intrigue, stirring speeches and brutal battles - among them, those of Macedonia's great war with Persia, which was to culminate in Alexander's final triumph over King Darius and the defeat of an ancient and mighty empire. It also provides by far the most plausible and haunting portrait of Alexander we possess: a brilliantly realized image of a man ruined by constant good fortune in his youth.