Soldier, Priest, and God: A Life of Alexander the Great - Paperback
by F. S. Naiden
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780197523339ISBN-10:197523331UPC:9780197523339Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Historical, Ancient, ArchaeologyBook Topic:GreeceSize:8.10 x 5.60 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCZ6NM6GS0
Soldier, Priest, and God: A Life of Alexander the Great
Whatever we may think of Alexander--whether Great or only lucky, a civilizer or a sociopath--most people do not regard him as a religious leader. And yet religion permeated all aspects of his career. When he used religion astutely, he and his army prospered. In Egypt, he performed the ceremonies needed to be pharaoh, and thus became a god as well as a priest. Babylon surrendered to him partly...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780197523339ISBN-10:197523331UPC:9780197523339Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Historical, Ancient, ArchaeologyBook Topic:GreeceSize:8.10 x 5.60 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCZ6NM6GS0
F. S. Naiden is Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the author of Ancient Supplication, and a former New York subway motorman.
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