Alexander the Great: The Invisible Enemy
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Author_John Maxwell O'Brien
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Hellas
Hellenistic psychology
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Invisible Enemy
Kindred
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Macedonian Court
Macedonian King
MIDAS
Omnipresent
Philip III
Philip's Assassination
Philip’s Assassination
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Product details
- ISBN 9780415072540
- Weight: 771g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 20 Aug 1992
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Despite Alexander the Great's unprecedented accomplishments, during the last seven years of his life, this indomitable warrior became increasingly unpredictable, sporadically violent, megalomaniacal, and suspicious of friends as well as enemies. What could have caused such a lamentable transformation?
This biography seeks to answer that question by assessing the role of alcohol in Alexander the Great's life, using the figure of Dionysus as a symbol of its destructive effects on his psyche. The unique methodology employed in this book explores various aspects of Alexander's life while maintaining an historical framework. The exposition of the main theme is handled in such a way that the biography will appeal to general readers as well as scholars.
John Maxwell O'Brien is Professor of History at Queens College of the City University of New York.
