Alexander the Great and His Empire: A Short Introduction
- ISBN-10
- 0691141940
- ISBN-13
- 9780691141947
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Author
- Pierre Briant
Description
First published under the title Alexandre le Grand. Paris: Presses universitaires de France, 1974.
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