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Chargement... Alexander the Great: The Anabasis and the Indica (Oxford World's Classics)par Arrian
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'He was a man like no other man has ever been'So Arrian sums up the career of Alexander the Great of Macedon (356-323 BC), who in twelve years that changed the world led his army in conquest of a vast empire extending from the Danube to the rivers of the Punjab, from Egypt to Uzbekistan, and died in Babylon at the age of 32 with furtherambitions unfulfilled.Arrian (c. 86-161 AD), a Greek man of letters who had experience of military command and of the highest political office in both Rome and Athens, set out to write the definitive account of Alexander's life and campaigns, published as the Anabasis and its later companion piece the Indica . His workis now our prime and most detailed extant source for the history of Alexander, and it is a dramatic story, fast-moving like its main subject, and told with great narrative skill. Arrian admired Alexander and was fascinated by him, but was also alive to his faults: he presents a compelling accountof an exceptional leader, brilliant, ruthless, passionate, and complex. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)938.07092History and Geography Ancient World Greece to 323 Greece to 323 Macedonian Supremacy (362-323 BC)Classification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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These books are 1900 years old and the reason our forebears have taken the trouble to preserve them is because they're fucking brilliant.
The Anabasis is strictly an account of Alexander's campaigns but you really get a sense of the man; his continuous questioning: "What happens if I attack these people?" "Will they worship me?" "Will the gods sanction this?" "Will I die?" His unthinking aggression. His quest for glory. He reminds me of Julius Caesar; either that or Arrian's style is like Caesar's. A man obviously driven by his own demons (small man syndrome, much?). As the book progresses disturbing elements appear: his war crimes, for example. Ultimately this book is pro-Alexander and when his troops turned him back I felt they had spoilt the pristine glory.
Indica: don't be put off by the opening; an author writing today would use a map. ( )