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Alexander the Great and the Mystery of the Elephant Medallions
Language: en
Pages: 225
Authors: Frank L. Holt
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-11-24 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

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Annotation A rare set of coin medallions is used to analyze Alexander the Great's reputation for invinceability in war. The book's backbone is the history of th
Alexander the Great and the Mystery of the Elephant Medallions
Language: en
Pages: 225
Authors: Frank L. Holt
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-11-24 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

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To all those who witnessed his extraordinary conquests, from Albania to India, Alexander the Great appeared invincible. How Alexander himself promoted this appe
Alexander the Great and the Mystery of the Elephant Medallions
Language: en
Pages: 225
Authors: Frank L. Holt
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-11-24 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

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"Frank Holt probably knows more than anyone alive about the mysterious Greek kingdoms in Bactria and on the frontiers of India that were one of the odder legaci
Into the Land of Bones
Language: en
Pages: 265
Authors: Frank L. Holt
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-10-03 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

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The so-called first war of the twenty-first century actually began more than 2,300 years ago when Alexander the Great led his army into what is now a sprawling
Lost World of the Golden King
Language: en
Pages: 376
Authors: Frank L. Holt
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-10-18 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

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Drawing on ancient historical writings, the vast array of information gleaned in recent years from the study of Hellenistic coins, and startling archaeological