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Alexander The Greatby Robin Lane FoxISBN 0143035134 (0-14-303513-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alexander The Great'Book summary:From award-winning historian Robin Lane Fox, "Alexander the Great" searches through the mass of conflicting evidence and legend to focus on Alexander as a man of his own time. Tough, resolute, fearless, Alexander was a born warrior and ruler of passionate ambition who understood the intense adventure of conquest and of the unknown. When he died in 323 BC aged thirty-two, his vast empire comprised more than two million square miles, spanning from Greece to India. His achievements were unparalleled - he had excelled as leader to his men, founded eighteen new cities and stamped the face of Greek culture on the ancient East. The myth he created is as potent today as it was in the ancient world. Combining historical scholarship and acute psychological insight, "Alexander the Great" brings this colossal figure vividly to life. "So enjoyable and well-written...Fox's book became my main guide through Alexander's amazing story". (Oliver Stone, director of "Alexander"). "I do not know which to admire most, his vast erudition or his imaginative grasp of so remote and complicated a period and such a complex personality". (Cyril Connolly, "Sunday Times"). "An achievement of Alexandrian proportions". ("New Statesman"). Robin Lane Fox was the main historical advisor to Oliver Stone on his film "Alexander", and took part in many of its most dramatic re-enactments. His books include "The Classical World: An Epic History of Greece and Rome", "The Unauthorised Version: Truth and Fiction in the Bible", "Travelling Heroes: Greeks and their Myths in the Epic Age of Homer" and "Pagans and Christians in the Mediterranean World from the Second Century AD to the Conversion of Constantine". [via]
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- Alexander The Great: ISBN 0140088784 (0-14-008878-4)
Softcover, Penguin USA - Alexander the Great: ISBN 0141020768 (0-14-102076-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada) - Alexander the Great: ISBN 071390500X (0-7139-0500-X)
Hardcover, Allen Lane - Alexander The Great: ISBN 0143035134 (0-14-303513-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
- Alexander The Great: ISBN 0140088784 (0-14-008878-4)
Better Gardeningby Robin Lane FoxISBN 0140467335 (0-14-046733-5)
Softcover, Penguin Books, Limited
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Classical World: An Epic History from Homer to Hadrianby Robin Lane FoxISBN 0465024971 (0-465-02497-1)
Softcover, Basic Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Classical World: An Epic History from Homer to Hadrian'Book summary:The classical civilizations of Greece and Rome once dominated the world, and they continue to fascinate and inspire us. Classical art and architecture, drama and epic, philosophy and politics--these are the foundations of Western civilization. In The Classical World, eminent classicist Robin Lane Fox brilliantly chronicles this vast sweep of history from Homer to the reign of Augustus. From the Peloponnesian War through the creation of Athenian democracy, from the turbulent empire of Alexander the Great to the creation of the Roman Empire and the emergence of Christianity, Robin Lane Fox serves as our witty and trenchant guide. He introduces us to extraordinary heroes and horrific villains, great thinkers and blood-thirsty tyrants. Throughout this vivid tour of two of the greatest civilizations the world has ever known, we remain in the hands of a great master.[via]More editions of Classical World: An Epic History from Homer to Hadrian:
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The Classical World : The Epic History of Greece and Romeby Robin Lane FoxISBN 0141021411 (0-14-102141-1)
Softcover, Penguin Books, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Classical World : The Epic History of Greece and Rome'Book summary:Robin Lane Fox's "The Classical World: An Epic History of Greece and Rome" is a comprehensive and enthralling introduction to Ancient civilization. The classical civilizations of Greece and Rome dominated the world for centuries and continue to intrigue and enlighten us with their inventions, whether philosophy, politics, theatre, athletics, celebrity, science or the pleasures of horse racing. Robin Lane Fox's spellbinding history, spans almost a thousand years of change from the foundation of the world's first democracy in Athens to the Roman Republic and the Empire under Hadrian. Bringing great figures such as Homer, Socrates, Cicero, Alexander, Antony and Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, Augustus and the first Christian martyrs to life, exploring freedom, justice and luxury, this wonderfully exciting tour brings the turbulent histories of Greece and Rome together in a masterly study. "Epic in the true sense". ("The Times" Books of the Year). "He writes supremely well ...a keen eye for the telling detail and powerful example ...the humanity of the exercise shines through ...compulsory, and compulsive, reading". (Peter Jones, "Sunday Telegraph"). Robin Lane Fox is a Fellow of New College, Oxford, and a University Reader in Ancient History. His other books include "Alexander the Great", "Pagans and Christians" and "The Unauthorized Version". He was historical advisor to Oliver Stone on the making of Stone's film "Alexander", for which he waived all his fees on condition that he could take part in the cavalry charge against elephants which Stone staged in the Moroccan desert. [via]
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The Confessionsby St Augustine, Philip Burton, Robin Lane FoxISBN 0375411739 (0-375-41173-9)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Augustine's fourth-century spiritual autobiography not only is a major document in the history of Christianity, a classic of Roman Africa, and the unchallenged model through the ages for the autobiographical record of the journey to self-knowledge, it also marks a vital moment in the history of Western culture. As Augustine explains how, when, and why he became the man he is, he probes the great themes that others were to explore after himCfaith, time, truth, identity, and self-understanding--with a richness of detail unmatched in ancient literature. Dense with vivid portrayals of friends, family, colleagues, and enemies, The Confessions chronicles the passage from a life of sensuality and superstition to a genuine spiritual awakening--in a powerful narrative of one man's inner education that continues to shape the way we think and act today. [via]More editions of The Confessions:
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The Long March: Xenophon and the Ten Thousandby Robin Lane FoxISBN 0300104030 (0-300-10403-0)
Hardcover, Yale Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Long March: Xenophon and the Ten Thousand'Book summary:[via]The March of the Ten Thousand is one of the most famous military adventures in the ancient world. Its fearless army of Greek mercenaries marched through western Asia (modern Turkey and Iraq) in 401–399 B.C., their hopes and hardships recounted by Xenophon, the Athenian, an admiring pupil of Socrates. Xenophons history of the Long March, or Anabasis, is a classic of Greek literature.
In this book, twelve leading scholars explore the Anabasis, a deceptively simple and profoundly rich source of social and cultural history and the mentality of the ancient Greek participants. The contributors explore a wide range of topics, from Xenophons values, motives, and manner as a writer to the outlook of his companions as mercenary soldiers, from his descriptions of religion in soldiers lives to their relations with women, boys, and the many foreign peoples encountered during the march.More editions of The Long March: Xenophon and the Ten Thousand:
Pagans and Christiansby Robin Lane FoxISBN 0141022957 (0-14-102295-7)
Softcover, Penguin Books, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pagans and Christians'Book summary:The author recreates the world from the second to the fourth century A.D., when the gods of Olympus lost their dominion, and Christianity, with the conversion of Constantine, triumphed in the Mediterranean world. [via]
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- Pagans and Christians: ISBN 0060628529 (0-06-062852-9)
Softcover, Harpercollins - Pagans and Christians: ISBN 0394554957 (0-394-55495-7)
Hardcover, Random House Inc - Pagans and Christians: ISBN 0670808482 (0-670-80848-2)
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Softcover, Penguin Books, Limited
- Pagans and Christians: ISBN 0060628529 (0-06-062852-9)
Search for Alexanderby Robin Lane FoxISBN 0713913959 (0-7139-1395-9)
Hardcover, Penguin Books, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Search for Alexander'Book summary:The author traveled hundreds of miles on foot and horseback up into the forbidding mountains of Iran and Afghanistan, Turkey and Pakistan, retracing Alexander's march. In his 20s, both tactitian and intellectual, Alexander struck out on an adventure from Greece, leading 50, 000 men. It would span 10 years and 11, 000 miles on foot and horseback, beginning in 336 BC. At its end, he was by conquest king of the Greeks, pharoah of Egypt, ruler of Persia, master of the known world. By age 32, he would be dead. A comprehensive and wonderfully illustrated and documented biography of Alexander the Great, published to coincide with a national television special and a major international art exhibition held at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. and museums in Chicago, Boston and San Francisco. Published in conjunction with a television series and an art exhibition, this is a comprehensive biography of Alexander the Great, focusing on what is actually known, beautifully illustrated throughout. Illustrated with over 220 photographs [via]
Unathorized Versionby Robin Lane FoxISBN 0141022965 (0-14-102296-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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Unauthorized Version : Truth and Fiction in the Bibleby Robin Lane FoxISBN 0679744061 (0-679-74406-1)
Softcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Unauthorized Version : Truth and Fiction in the Bible'Book summary:A look at the Bible and its origins demonstrates how Genesis presents two incompatible versions of Creation, that the story of the Nativity in Matthew and Luke is nonsensical, and other hidden truths. History Bk Club Main. BOMC Alt. [via]
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Unauthorized Version : Truth and Fiction in the Bibleby Robin Lane FoxISBN 0670824127 (0-670-82412-7)
Hardcover, Penguin Books, Limited
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Variations on a Gardenby Robin Lane FoxISBN 0333170997 (0-333-17099-7)
Hardcover, Macmillan
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