!: Il confine del mondo by Valerio Massimo…

!: Il confine del mondo (original 1998; edition 1998)

by Valerio Massimo Manfredi

Series: Alexander (3)

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Alexander's epic quest continues into the heart of Asia and on towards the mystery of India. The Macedonian Army march ever onward in search of glory, crushing resistance at every turn. The culture and beauty of Babylon is quickly ravaged and the Palace of Persepolis burnt to ashes and cinder. An empire is destroyed and a new and bloody era begins. But there are other things on Alexander's mind. An ambitious project to unite the peoples of the empire under one homeland, begins to obsess him. There are rebellions and bloodshed, but the curious beauty of Queen Roxanna gives Alexander the strength to fulfil his destiny... This is a truly compelling, romantic and exciting book, and a fitting conclusion to the bestselling Alexander trilogy.… (more)

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Title:	!: Il confine del mondo
Authors:	Valerio Massimo Manfredi
Info:	Milano, A. Mondadori, 1998
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Alexander: The Ends of the Earth by Valerio Massimo Manfredi (1998)

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It took me forever to finish this book. When I first started reading this series I thought it was promising, but now at the end I think the author should have stuck to history (his forte) and left the romance with those who can really turn actions into epics... But I'll give the author one thing the epilogue of the series was really touching. (

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Glaucialm | Feb 18, 2016 |

Really good book. Not exactly a page-turner, but its characters haunt you at all times. (

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RamzArtso | Sep 15, 2013 |

This book is the third in a trilogy of stories using the life of Alexander the Great as a base. Given that Alexander is one of the most intereting and compelling figures in ancient history, I would have expected more. Whether the problem is with the original narrative or with the translation into English, the writing is choppy, and the character development is nonexistent. Not recommended. (

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turtlesleap | Feb 2, 2013 |

The narrative is well told. (

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libreria04 | Mar 28, 2008 |

The best volume in the trilogy. He does well in big set scenes like the burning of Persepolis, and I did feel a bit tearful at the death of Alexander (but not at the death of Hephaiston -- surely one should with both or neither). But there was still a lot which was OK, but nothing more than that. It's certainly not one I'll keep coming back to like Renault's Alexander trilogy. (

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Alexander (3)

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Canonical title

Alexander: The Ends of the Earth

Original title

Aléxandros : Il confine del mondo

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Original publication date

1998

People/Characters

Alexander III the Great, 326-253 BC

Darius III (Great King of Persia)

Barsine (mistress of Alexander)

Parmenion (old general)

Callisthenes (historian)

Important places

Gaugamela, Achaemenid Empire

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Important events

Battle of Gaugamela (331BC-10-01)

Battle of the Persian Gate (330BC-01-20)

Battle of Jaxartes (329BC-10)

Siege of the Sogdian Rock (327BC)

Siege of Aornos (326BC)

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The King set off again across the desert, taking another route that led from the Oasis of Ammon directly to the banks of the Nile near Memphis.

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Italian

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853.914

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Alexander's epic quest continues into the heart of Asia and on towards the mystery of India. The Macedonian Army march ever onward in search of glory, crushing resistance at every turn. The culture and beauty of Babylon is quickly ravaged and the Palace of Persepolis burnt to ashes and cinder. An empire is destroyed and a new and bloody era begins. But there are other things on Alexander's mind. An ambitious project to unite the peoples of the empire under one homeland, begins to obsess him. There are rebellions and bloodshed, but the curious beauty of Queen Roxanna gives Alexander the strength to fulfil his destiny... This is a truly compelling, romantic and exciting book, and a fitting conclusion to the bestselling Alexander trilogy.

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