The most important historical source on one of the most powerful leaders of the ancient world Arrian's The Campaigns of Alexander illustrates how Alexander the Great came to rule over a vast empire of his own making translated from the Greej by Aubrey de Selincourt & revised with an introduction & notes by JR Hamilton in Penguin Classics Although written over four hundred years after Alexander's death Arrian's Campaigns of Alexander is the most reliable account of the man & his achievements we have Arrian's own experience as a military commander gave him unique insights into the life of the world's greatest conqueror He tells of Alexander's violent suppression of the Theban rebellion his total defeat of Persia & his campaigns through Egypt India & Babylon
- establishing new cities & destroying others in his path While Alexander emerges from this record as an unparalleled & charismatic leader Arrian succeeds brilliantly in creating an objective & fully-rounded portrait of a man of boundless ambition who was exposed to the temptations of power & was worshipped as a god in his own lifetime Aubrey de Selincourt's vivid translation is accompanied by JR Hamilton's introduction which discusses Arrian's life & times his synthesis of other classical sources & the composition of Alexander's army This edition also contains appendices maps a list for further reading & a detailed index The details of Arrian's life (b 86) are uncertain though the shape of it indicates a man of wide & varied talents He was governor to the Emperor Hadrian the author of a number of works of non-fiction & an Athenian citizen In 145 he rose to become a chief magistrate of Athens & thereby part of the governing body of the city His date of death is not known If you enjoyed The Campaigns of Alexander you might like Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War also available in Penguin Classics
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CAMRA presents the essential guide to beer drinking in London completely revised for 2015 London's Best Beer Pubs & Bars is packed with detailed maps & easy-to-use listings to help you find the best places to enjoy perfect pints in the capital Laid out by area the book will be your companion in exploring the best pubs serving the best British & world beers Additional features tell you more about London's rich history of brewing & the city's vibrant modern brewing scene where well-known brands rub shoulders with tiny micro-breweries & brewery numbers have more than doubled in the last three years The venue listings are fully illustrated with colour photographs & include a variety of real ale pubs bars & other outlets with detailed information on opening hours local landmarks & public transport links to make planning any excursion quick & easy This book won the author the British Guild of Beer Writers gold award for Best Beer & Travel Writer in 2015 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Film archivist David (Rupert Evans) has been having a rough time lately as he suspects that his wife Alice (Hannah Hoekstra) has been cheating on him with Alex (Carl Shaaban) one of her work clients This stress is compounded when David&s work partner Claire (Antonia Campbell-Hughes) gives him a reel of to-be-archived footage that shows that his house was the setting for a brutal murder in 1902 Becoming progressively more unsettled & unhinged David begins to believe that a spectral presence is in his house & ends up following his wife to a nearby canal where he discovers that she is indeed having an affair with Alex When Alice goes missing shortly afterwards David contacts the police- only to become the prime suspect in her disappearance As the police grow more convinced that David has murdered his wife he struggles to find proof of his growing suspicion that something otherworldly was instead responsible ...

Artists The Cannanes Label Chapter Music Format Vinyl 12 Album Tracks 1 Stephanie 2 Not Camping Out 3 A Bigger Splash 4 I Woke Up in Hargreaves Mall 5 Melting Moments 6 Fawn Summers 7 Countryside 8 Absence 9 Is It Because I'm Bleak 10 The Gesture 11 Lime Tree ...

This book acts as a guide to integrating complementary & conventional medicine for the treatment & care of cancer patients & is packed with strategies to improve prospects & quality of life 312 pages Illustrations color Peat Patricia ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Nothing matters more than winning Not even what you believe in Californian lawyer Bill Mc Kay fights for the little man His charisma & integrity get him noticed by the Democratic Party machine & he is persuaded to run for the Senate against an apparently unassailable incumbent It&s agreed he can handle it his own way on his own terms But once he&s in the race & his prospects begin to improve the deal starts to change Actors Robert Redford Peter Boyle Melvyn Douglas Don Porter Allen Garfield & Michael Lerner Director Michael Ritchie Certificate PGYear 1972 Screen Fullscreen 43 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (10) Mono Duration 1 hour & 45 minutes (approx)
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A classic comedy with big name stars & lots of cool cars! Based on a true race event Burt Reynolds leads an all star cast in this ultimate quest to win The Cannonball Run A bunch of people in souped-up cars some disguised vie for the title of & Winner& & they&ll do anything to get it Never before has such an amazing array of talent been assembled for one film We&re treated to the combined acting prowess of Roger Moore Farrah Fawcett Dom De Luise Dean Martin Sammy Davis Jnr Jackie Chan Peter Fonda Bianca Jagger & the one & only Burt Reynolds ...

This hardback edition of the bestselling church desk diary provides one page per weekday & a double page spread for Sundays making it ideal for advance planning & day-to-day working Readings from the Common Worship & BCP are listed for each day & on Sundays Holy Days & major Saints' days the Common Worship collects & sentences are printed out in full Its many extra features include extensive national & diocesan church information lists of organisations table of fees accounts section a two-year planner sunrise & sunset times plus ample space for recording personal information Suitable for all who use the 3-year lectionary Anglican Roman Catholics URCs & Methodists ...

Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith these delectable & collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design In The Canterbury Tales Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature a masterly collection of chivalric romances moral allegories & low farce A story-telling competition between a group of pilgrims from all walks of life is the occasion for a series of tales that range from the Knight's account of courtly love & the ebullient Wife of Bath's Arthurian legend to the ribald anecdotes of the Miller & the Cook ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & region B Blu-ray It will require a region B Blu-ray player to play the Blu-ray & DVD or a Region 2 DVD player for the DVD The second part of Pasolini&s trilogy is based on the 14th century stories of Geoffrey Chaucer Plunging with gusto into some of the blackest & bawdiest of the tales Pasolini celebrates almost every conceivable form of sexual act with a rich earthy humour The film&s visual magic is complimented by this new high-definition restoration Tom Baker is included in a largely British cast with the director himself taking on the role of Chaucer Actors Hugh Griffith Laura Betti Ninetto Davoli Franco Citti Josephine Chaplin Alan Webb Tom Baker & Pier Paolo Pasolini Director Pier Paolo Pasolini Certificate 15 years & over Year 1972 Languages Italian Additional Languages English Subtitles English Duration 1 hour & 51 minutes (approx) ...