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Alexander the Great by Ulrich Wilcken is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Alexander the Great about?
Alexander The Great, Who In His Short Life Changed The Course Of History, Has Never Ceased To Capture The Imagination Of Readers And Students. The Author Writes, The Legend About Him, Equally Current In East And West, Took Him To The Limits Of The Earth And Even To The Gates Of Paradise. The Permanent Result Of His Life, However, Was Not The Empire Which He Won By Hard Fighting, But The Development Of Greek Civilization Into A Civilization Which Was World-wide. It Is In This Way That His Influence Has Affected The History Of Mankind Even Down To Our Own Time. [back Cover]. Greek World In The Fourth Century Down To Philip -- Philip Ii Of Macedonia -- Youth Of Alexander -- Alexander's Reign Down To The War With Persia -- Persian War Down To Ecbatana (330) -- Conquest Of Iran -- Indian Campaign -- Return And End -- Retrospect By Ulrich Wilcken ; Translated By G.c. Richards ; With Preface, An Introduction To Alexander Studies, Notes, And Bibliography By Eugene N. Borza. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 349-353) And Index.
Who reads Alexander the Great?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Ulrich Wilcken
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
- Published
- 1967
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780393003819
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Historical Fiction, Memoir, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.68 / 5 (47 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14