The Nature of Alexander (1975)

by Mary Renault

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It is a lovely thing to live with courage, and die leaving an everlasting flame.
- Alexander

You know that the more magnificent the prospect, the lesser the certainty, and also the greater the person.
- Sigmund Freud

This carriage...appeared more magnificent when seen than when described. Because of its wide fame it drew together many spectators; for from every city it came to, the people came out to meet it, and followed beside it when it went away, never wearied of their pleasure in the sight.
- Diodorus, Book XVII, 28

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On a hot June day in Babylon, in 323 BC, Alexander died.

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Alexander the Great

Alexander's Balkan campaign

Hephaestion

Indian campaign of Alexander the Great

Personal relationships of Alexander the Great

Rise of Macedon

The Nature of Alexander

Wars of Alexander the Great

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The acclaimed biography of Alexander the Great.

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The author re-examines the crucial episodes in his life: the murder of his father, Philip, in which he was implicated, the sacking of Thebes and his dying wishes.