Alexander the Great
A Historical Biography of History's Greatest Military Commander
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When Alexander was a boy in ancient Macedon, he already had grand ambitions. He complained that his father, the great king of Macedon, wasn't leaving anything for him to conquer! This, of course, was not the case.
The author tells of Alexander's violent suppression of the Theban rebellion, his defeat of Persia, and campaigns through Egypt and Babylon - establishing new cities and destroying others in his path. While Alexander emerges as a charismatic leader, the author succeeds brilliantly in creating an objective portrait of a man of boundless ambition who was exposed to the temptations of power.
Brutal in his drive for power, Alexander maintained supremacy by forcing his soldiers to marry the foreigners they conquered. He amassed a huge fortune by plundering the riches of his enemies and married two foreign princesses, one of them King Darius III's daughter. By the time of his death at age 32, Alexander had conquered most of the known ancient Greek world, a remarkable achievement in only 12 years.
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For the first time, By the Spear offers an exhilarating military narrative of the reigns of these two larger-than-life figures in one volume. Ian Worthington gives full breadth to the careers of father and son, showing how Philip was the architect of the Macedonian empire, which reached its zenith under Alexander, only to disintegrate upon his death.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Bueller..... Bueller...... Bueller...... Monotone
- De Jonathan Allen Beard en 02-15-15
De: Ian Worthington
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Alexander the Great: A Life from Beginning to End
- De: Hourly History
- Narrado por: Jimmy Kieffer
- Duración: 59 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 22
Alexander the Great. A boy, groomed for greatness from the earliest age, who would put his stamp on the world for generations to come. A man who sought immortality and achieved it in just 10 years. A soldier whose genius for strategy and tactics is still studied in the modern world. A ruler who understood how to win the hearts and minds of his subjects. This is the story of a Titan of the ancient world, a man who rose but, though he died, never truly fell.
De: Hourly History
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Ghost on the Throne
- The Death of Alexander the Great and the Bloody Fight for His Empire
- De: James S. Romm
- Narrado por: Michael Page
- Duración: 10 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 203
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 174
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 173
When Alexander the Great died at the age of 32, his empire stretched from the Adriatic Sea in the west all the way to modern-day India in the east. In an unusual compromise, his two heirs - a mentally damaged half brother, Philip III, and an infant son, Alexander IV, born after his death - were jointly granted the kingship. But six of Alexander's Macedonian generals, spurred by their own thirst for power and the legend that Alexander bequeathed his rule "to the strongest," fought to gain supremacy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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ends a bit short
- De RIR en 06-14-21
De: James S. Romm
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The Sacred Band
- Three Hundred Theban Lovers Fighting to Save Greek Freedom
- De: James Romm
- Narrado por: Vivienne Leheny
- Duración: 9 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 30
From classicist James Romm comes a thrilling deep dive into the last decades of ancient Greek freedom leading up to Alexander the Great’s destruction of Thebes - and the saga of the greatest military corps of the age, the Theban Sacred Band, a unit composed of 150 pairs of male lovers.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Stop now and don’t buy this book.
- De Robert Pitman en 06-08-21
De: James Romm
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History's Greatest Generals
- 10 Commanders Who Conquered Empires, Revolutionized Warfare, and Changed History Forever
- De: Michael Rank
- Narrado por: Kevin Pierce
- Duración: 5 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 55
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 49
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 49
Whether it is Hannibal of Carthage marching elephants across the Alps and attacking the heart of Rome, Khalid ibn al-Walid boasting an undefeated military career and destroying the Persian Empire while subduing the Byzantines, or Russian General Alexander Suvurov and his elevation of the bayonet to a work of art that could cut down any European army, great military leaders have exerted tremendous influence on society. This book will look at the lives of the 10 greatest military commanders in history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Book
- De MICHAEL H en 01-27-14
De: Michael Rank
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The Mongol Conquests
- A Captivating Guide to the Invasions and Conquests Initiated by Genghis Khan That Created the Vast Mongol Empire
- De: Captivating History
- Narrado por: Jason Zenobia
- Duración: 4 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 19
The Mongols were also known to be both merciful as well as tolerant. Moreover, their conquests weren’t aimed against civilized life; in fact, they helped connect numerous cultures and facilitated the spread of ideas and knowledge across the continent. Of course, the Mongols themselves were not uncultured brutes, as they had their own civilization, society, and traditions. With all that being said, this does not mean they were innocent for all the destruction they caused. Instead, it is implied that the Mongols weren’t like fire, causing annihilation wherever they passed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great inspiration
- De DeidrePrivette en 02-07-20
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The War That Made the Roman Empire
- Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium
- De: Barry Strauss
- Narrado por: Jacques Roy
- Duración: 9 h y 59 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 260
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 235
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 234
Following Caesar’s assassination and Mark Antony’s defeat of the conspirators who killed Caesar, two powerful men remained in Rome—Antony and Caesar’s chosen heir, young Octavian, the future Augustus. When Antony fell in love with the most powerful woman in the world, Egypt’s ruler Cleopatra, and thwarted Octavian’s ambition to rule the empire, another civil war broke out. In 31 BC one of the largest naval battles in the ancient world took place—more than 600 ships, almost 200,000 men, and one woman—the Battle of Actium.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Highly detailed accounts
- De LEE en 03-28-22
De: Barry Strauss
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Masters of Command
- Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of Leadership
- De: Barry Strauss
- Narrado por: Michael Prichard
- Duración: 11 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 134
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 119
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 119
Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar: Each was a master of war. Each had to look beyond the battlefield to decide whom to fight and why; to know what victory was and when to end the war; to determine how to bring stability to the lands he conquered. Alexander, Hannibal, and Caesar had to be not only generals but statesmen. And yet each was a battlefield commander, a strategist, a leader of men - in short, a warrior.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Too much jumping around
- De Nick en 03-12-17
De: Barry Strauss
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The Mongol Invasions
- A Captivating Guide to the Mongol Invasions and Conquests along with the Life of Genghis Khan
- De: Captivating History
- Narrado por: Jason Zenobia
- Duración: 7 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 47
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 41
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 41
The Mongols were known to be both merciful as well as tolerant. Moreover, their conquests weren’t aimed against civilized life; in fact, they helped connect numerous cultures and facilitated the spread of ideas and knowledge across the continent. Diving deep inside their culture and society, we’ll cast off their barbaric image. By the end of this guide of the Mongol conquests, you will get a better understanding of not only the history of the Mongols but of all of humankind as well.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Overview of Mongol History
- De D. Buxman en 07-06-20
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God's Wolf
- The Life of the Most Notorious of All Crusaders, Scourge of Saladin
- De: Jeffrey Lee
- Narrado por: Nigel Patterson
- Duración: 8 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 48
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 49
In a 2010 terrorist plot, Al-Qaeda hid a bomb in a FedEx shipment addressed to Reynald de Chatillon, a knight who had died centuries ago in the Crusades. A reviled figure in Islamic history, often portrayed as the very epitome of brutality, Reynald remains as controversial - and as vividly present in the minds of many in the Middle East - as the story of the Crusades themselves.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A great look into the life of a great crusader
- De Jon en 02-28-19
De: Jeffrey Lee
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Alexander the Great
- Journey to the End of the Earth
- De: Norman F. Cantor
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
- Duración: 4 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 439
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 382
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 380
In this succinct portrait of Alexander the Great, distinguished scholar and historian Norman Cantor draws on the major writings of Alexander's contemporaries, as well as the most recent psychological and cultural studies to illuminate this most legendary of men - a great figure in the ancient world whose puzzling personality greatly fueled his military accomplishments.
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5 out of 5 stars
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FIVE STAR BOOK!!!!
- De Fun Lovin Lady en 09-25-12
De: Norman F. Cantor
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Last Stands
- Why Men Fight When All Is Lost
- De: Michael Walsh
- Narrado por: Michael Walsh
- Duración: 13 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 430
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 368
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 369
What is heroism? What are its moral components - altruism, love, self-sacrifice? Why was it once celebrated, and now often dismissed as anachronistic? In this dramatic and readable account of last stands in history - famous or otherwise - Walsh explores the stakes that led men at very different times and places to face overwhelming odds and certain death for the sake of family, home and country.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent historical facts
- De Mark Twain en 02-18-21
De: Michael Walsh
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A Brief History of the Samurai
- Brief Histories
- De: Jonathan Clements
- Narrado por: Jonathan Keeble
- Duración: 12 h y 1 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 413
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 360
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 359
From a leading expert in Japanese history, this is one of the first full histories of the art and culture of the Samurai warrior. The Samurai emerged as a warrior caste in Medieval Japan and would have a powerful influence on the history and culture of the country from the next 500 years. Clements also looks at the Samurai wars that tore Japan apart in the 17th and 18th centuries and how the caste was finally demolished in the advent of the mechanized world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Excellent History of the Samurai
- De Michael en 08-08-14
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Genghis Khan
- His Conquests, His Empire, His Legacy
- De: Frank McLynn
- Narrado por: Tim Andres Pabon
- Duración: 24 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 171
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 161
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 158
Mongol leader Genghis Khan was by far the greatest conqueror the world has ever known. His empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to Central Europe, including all of China, the Middle East, and Russia. So how did an illiterate nomad rise to such colossal power and subdue most of the known world, eclipsing Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Napoleon?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Well Researched but Poorly Written
- De Sean V. Werner en 08-10-16
De: Frank McLynn
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Alexander the Great
- The Hunt for a New Past
- De: Paul Cartledge
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 9 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 455
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 395
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 395
Paul Cartledge, one of the world's foremost scholars of ancient Greece, illuminates the brief but iconic life of Alexander (356-323 B.C.), king of Macedon, conqueror of the Persian Empire, and founder of a new world order. Alexander's legacy has had a major impact on military tacticians, scholars, statesmen, adventurers, authors, and filmmakers.
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3 out of 5 stars
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NOT a Chronology of Alexander’s Life
- De Blane Richoux en 12-30-20
De: Paul Cartledge
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Hannibal
- Rome’s Greatest Enemy
- De: Philip Freeman
- Narrado por: John Lescault
- Duración: 5 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 167
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 154
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 154
More than 2,000 years ago one of the greatest military leaders in history almost destroyed Rome. Hannibal, a daring African general from the city of Carthage, led an army of warriors and battle elephants over the snowy Alps to invade the very heart of Rome's growing empire. But what kind of person would dare to face the most relentless imperial power of the ancient world? How could Hannibal, consistently outnumbered and always deep in enemy territory, win battle after battle until he held the very fate of Rome within his grasp?
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5 out of 5 stars
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very excellent book on Hannibal; highly recommend
- De Michael E. B. en 10-04-22
De: Philip Freeman