Darius in the Shadow of Alexander - Pierre Briant
The last of Cyrus the Great’s dynastic inheritors and the legendary enemy of Alexander the Great, Darius III ruled over a Persian Empire that stretched from the Mediterranean to the Indus River. Yet,…
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The last of Cyrus the Great’s dynastic inheritors and the legendary enemy of Alexander the Great, Darius III ruled over a Persian Empire that stretched from the Mediterranean to the Indus River. Yet, despite being the most powerful king of his time, Darius remains an obscure figure. As Pierre Briant explains in the first book ever devoted to the historical memory of Darius III, the little that is known of him comes primarily from Greek and Roman sources, which often present him in an unflattering light, as a decadent Oriental who lacked the masculine virtues of his Western adversaries.
In the Footsteps of Alexander
In the Shadow of Lightning
In the Shadow of Sinai
In the Shadow of the Gods
In the Shadow of Queens
In the Shadow of the Sword
In the Shadow of Others
In the Shadow of Queens
In the Shadow of Photography
In The Shadow of Imana
In the Shadow of Queens
In the Shadow of Vesuvius
In the Shadow of Wolves
In the Shadow of the Shahs