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Alexander's Tomb: the Two Thousand Year Obsession to Find the Lost Conqueror
by Saunders, Nicholas J
- New
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- New/New
- ISBN 10
- 046507202X
- ISBN 13
- 9780465072026
- Seller
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STREETSVILLE, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Basic Books, 2006 Book. New. Hardcover. First Edition.. " Combining cinematic drama and a sprawling historical narrative, this gripping history is the first book to document the search for the tomb of Alexander the Great . but despite our long-held fascination with him, we have no idea where he is buried. The search for Alexander's tomb began soon after his untimely death in 323 B.C. and continues even today. The epic pursuit of the tomb spans continents and centuries, and involves some of history's most iconic figures. This is the story not of a brief and spectacular life, but of a momentous and unexplained death, multiple burials, and the seemingly never-ending quest for a man-god's final resting place. The journey ties together marvelous, seemingly disparate moments in history, from the Moslem invasion of Alexandria in 641 to Napoleon's great defeat in the Battle of the Nile. Nicholas Saunders gives us intriguing and fresh portraits of familiar figures like Napoleon, Julius Caesar, and Howard Carter. Bringing together thousands of years of speculation, as well as new questions about the ramifications of actually solving the puzzle, Alexander's Tomb is a fascinating look at one of archaeology's greatest mysteries." 290p.illus .bibliography.index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- KALAMOS BOOKS (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 043944
- Title
- Alexander's Tomb: the Two Thousand Year Obsession to Find the Lost Conqueror
- Author
- Saunders, Nicholas J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 046507202X
- ISBN 13
- 9780465072026
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- ALEXANDER THE GRWEAT HELLENISTIC PERIOD
- Bookseller catalogs
- Hellenistic Period; Alexander the Great;
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KALAMOS BOOKS
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STREETSVILLE, Ontario
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