Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play An epic film that follows the life of Alexander the Great the macedonian king that united all ancient greek tribes & led them against the vast Persian Empire Alexander conquered most of the then known world & created a greek empire that spanned all the way from the Balkans to India ...

Alexander the Great became king of Macedon in 336 BC when he was only 20 years old & died at the age of 32 twelve years later During his reign he conquered the Achaemenid Persian Empire the largest empire that had ever existed leading his army from Greece to Pakistan & from the Libyan desert to the steppes of Central Asia His meteoric career as leader of an alliance of Greek cities Pharaoh of Egypt & King of Persia had a profound effect on the world he moved through Even in his lifetime his achievements became legendary & in the centuries that following his story was told & retold throughout Europe & the East Greek became the language of power in the Eastern Mediterranean & much of the Near East as powerful Macedonian dynasts carved up Alexander's empire into kingdoms of their own underlaying the flourishing Hellenistic civilization that emerged after his death But what do we really know about Alexander? In this Very Short Introduction Hugh Bowden goes behind the usual historical accounts of Alexander's life & career Instead he focuses on the evidence from Alexander's own time
- letters from officials in Afghanistan Babylonian diaries records from Egyptian temples
- to try & understand how Alexander appeared to those who encountered him In doing so he also demonstrates the profound influence the legends of his life have had on our historical understanding & the controversy they continue to generate worldwide ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable

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Originally ordered & launched in 1906 the Reserve Sonderburg was purchased in 1986 by the DSST (German Sail Training Foundation) & converted into a tall ship with distinctive green coloured sails & painted hull Re-named the Alexander von Humboldt after the famous German explorer she was re-launched in 1988 & used as a sail trainer for some years before being converted into a floating hotel Revell’s detailed model recreates this famous ship in all its glory with full sails & display stand ...

Now available in a new edition this gorgeously illustrated book showcases botanical masterpieces by Alexander von Humboldt one of history's great scientists & explorers 280 pages 150 Lack H Walter ...

The first book in a huge bloody & brutal new series from Robert Fabbri set after the death of Alexander the Great Who will win the fight to control the largest empire the world has ever seen? Let the battles begin ...

Tracklist Heartbreak on Hold Elephant Let It Go This Love Will Survive Fire Between The Sheets Daylight Robbery Tonight Love You That Much Oh La La Sitting On Top Of The World What Money Can't Buy ...

Tracklist All The Things You Are Shadow The Truth Is In The Rain (Metrophonic Mix) Say We'll Meet Again Summer Maybe It's Love All I Need Believe You&8217;re Worth Holding Onto Without You ...

Disc 11 Start Without You (Featuring Laza Morgan)2 The Silence (New Single Mix)3 Bad Boys (Featuring Flo Rida)4 All Night Long (Featuring Pitbull)5 Perfect 6 What Happens On The Dancefloor (Featuring Cobra Starship)7 Before The Rain 8 Broken Heels (Single Mix)9 Good Night Good Morning (Featuring Ne-Yo)10 Bury Me (6 feet Under)11 Dumb 12 Overcome 13 Gotta Go 14 You Broke My Heart 15 Nothing But The Girl 16 They Don&t Know 17 Hallelujah Disc 21 Hallelujah 2 Bad Boys 3 Broken Heels 4 All Night Long 5 Start Without You 6 The Silence ...

Disc 11 Piano Sonata No 31 in A-Flat Major Op 110 I Moderato cantabile molto espressivo 2 Piano Sonata No 31 in A-Flat Major Op 110 II Allegro molto 3 Piano Sonata No 31 in A-Flat Major Op 110 III Adagio ma non troppo
- Fuga; Allegro ma non troppo Disc 21 Piano Sonata No 32 in C Minor Op 111 I Maestoso
- Allegro con brio ed appassionato 2 Piano Sonata No 32 in C Minor Op 111 II Arietta
- Adagio molto semplice e cantabile


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In the autumn of 1915 in a slightly heroic mood EM Forster arrived in Alexandria full of lofty ideals as a volunteer for the Red Cross Yet most of his time was spent exploring the magic antiquity & complexity of the place in order to cope with living in what he saw as a funk-hole With a novelist's pen he brings to life the fabled romantic city of Alexander the Great capital of Graeco-Roman Egypt beacon of light & culture symbolised by the Pharos where the doomed love affair of Antony & Cleopatra was played out & the greatest library the world has ever known was built Threading 3000 years of history with vibrant strands of literature & punctuating the narrative with his own experiences Forster immortalised Alexandria painting an incomparable portrait of the great city & inadvertently himself ...