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The First European: A History of Alexander in the Age of Empire

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The First European: A History of Alexander in the Age of Empire - Briant, Pierre, and Elliott, Nicholas (Translated by)
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Enlightenment thinkers, searching for ancient models to understand contemporary affairs, were the first to critically interpret Alexander the Great's achievements. As Pierre Briant shows, in their minds Alexander was the first European: an empire builder who welcomed trade with the "Orient" and brought Western civilization to its oppressed peoples.

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The First European: A History of Alexander in the Age of Empire 2017, Harvard University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780674659667

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