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Beacon (1966), Paperback, 161 pages
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The definitive work on Alexander the Great written by this century's foremost authority.
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LibraryThing member antiquary
Well-known, but excessively biased in favor of Alexander. I doubt he was either as idealistic or as moral as Tarn claims.
My views are closer to Badian's
My views are closer to Badian's
LibraryThing member timspalding
Tarn is, of course, great. But he's only for experienced Alexander-explorers. Many of his facts and virtually all of his interpretation is now either overturned or in serious doubt. At this point, he's more useful as an example of what can go wrong in the study of Alexander--and history
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496 p.; 8.3 inches
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