Soldier, Priest, and God: A Life of Alexander the Great

Synopsis

This Is The First Life Of Alexander The Great To Explore His Religious Experience, To Put His Experience In Egypt And Asia On A Par With His Macedonian Upbringing And Greek Education, And To Explain How The European Conqueror Became A Moslem Saint-- The Mediterranean Comes Of Age -- A Macedonian Priest-king -- The S-curve -- The Throne Of Tyre -- The Throne Of Egypt -- The Throne Of Babylon -- A Vacant Throne -- Sogdian In-laws -- Self-defeat -- Persian In-laws -- The Waters Of Life -- Dead Men And A Living King. F.s. Naiden. Maps On Endpapers. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.