Darius in the Shadow of Alexander

by Jane Marie Todd (Author), Pierre Briant (Author)

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Illustrated
2015
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Darius III ruled over the Persian Empire and was the most powerful king of his time, yet he remains obscure. In the first book devoted to the historical memory of Darius III, Pierre Briant describes a man depicted in ancient sources as a decadent Oriental who lacked Western masculine virtues and was in every way the opposite of Alexander the Great.

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Darius III ruled over the Persian Empire and was the most powerful king of his time, yet he remains obscure. In the first book devoted to the historical memory of Darius III, Pierre Briant describes a man depicted in ancient sources as a decadent Oriental who lacked Western masculine virtues and was in every way the opposite of Alexander the Great.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 608
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 02 Feb 2015
ISBN 10: 0674493095
ISBN 13: 9780674493094

Darius in the Shadow of Alexander

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