Kirjahaku

In 2004 the author's first book, The Lost Tomb of Alexander the Great, was published to the accompaniment of international media attention, since it reported the first credible suggestion as to the current whereabouts of the long-vanished corpse of the illustrious conqueror. In the intervening years, direct progress on testing of the candidate remains has been thwarted by the Church authorities, yet much new information has emerged, casting the enigma in an ever more probing light. It may turn out to be the greatest archaeological story of the century, for nobody has yet been able to refute the author's novel suggestion that the body stolen from Alexandria in AD828 and now in Venice may have acquired a false identity in the 4th century AD. This updated and extended account lays bare the forgotten secrets of one of the greatest mysteries bequeathed to us by the ancient world. Includes the author's several published academic articles on the subject as Appendices. Over 80 illustrations.

The most influential account of the career of Alexander the Great was penned by Cleitarchus the son of Deinon, a Greek writing in Alexandria in the decades after Alexander's death. Most of the surviving ancient texts on Alexander were more or less based upon his work, but every single copy of the original was discarded or destroyed in antiquity. To what extent might it be possible to reconstruct it from the secondary writings? This book argues that a considerable degree of reconstruction is feasible and demonstrates the point by presenting a full reconstruction of Cleitarchus' version of Alexander's campaigns in India, the first time that this has been done. For more details see also www.alexanderstomb.com.

Alexander's Lovers reveals the personality of Alexander the Great through the mirror of the lives of those with whom he pursued romantic relationships, including his friend Hephaistion, his queen Roxane, his mistress Barsine & Bagoas the Eunuch. Did you know that Alexander got the idea of adopting Persian dress from a book he read in his youth? Had you realised that Alexander's pursuit of divine honours was part of his emulation of Achilles, that Bagoas undertook a diplomatic mission or that Hephaistion's diplomacy kept Athens from joining a Spartan rebellion? Are you aware that Aetion's painting of Alexander's marriage depicted Hephaistion & Bagoas as well as Roxane and really depicted the King's passions? Which girl was betrothed to Alexander's son? Would it surprise you that Alexander's mourning for Hephaistion was conducted according to models from Homer and Euripides? If you would like to get to know Alexander on a more personal level, then you need to read this book. Second edition, revised & updated.

Alexander's Lovers is the eagerly awaited second book by the author of The Lost Tomb of Alexander the Great (see www.alexanderstomb.com) and will surely prove no less fascinating a read for those with an interest in the King. It is an exploration of Alexander's character through the mirror of the lives of the people with whom he pursued romantic relationships, including his friend Hephaistion, his queen Roxane, his mistress Barsine and Bagoas the Eunuch. Alexander's Lovers is aimed at the large range of Alexander enthusiasts who have been frustrated to find his rather intriguing love life relegated to little more than embarrassed footnotes in the conventional histories of his career. It is also rendered accessible to a wider audience with a casual interest in Alexander, through the incorporation of an 18,000-word prologue providing a concise introductory biography of the King. (Includes 44 images)

Questa spettacolare terza edizione svela nuove prove che rivelano una connessione finora inosservata tra una scultura funeraria macedone trovata nelle fondamenta della Basilica di San Marco a Venezia e il sarcofago di un faraone egiziano spedito a Londra da Alessandria nel 1801. L'edizione precedente di questo libro ha tracciato i binari di tali reliquie per mostrare che entrambe potrebbero provenire dalla tomba di Alessandro ad Alessandria. In questo ampliato racconto, si dimostra che il rilievo scultoreo era perfettamente incastrato al sarcofago, un fatto finora oscurato da antichi danni al rilievo e da un pi recente taglio del sarcofago per mano del British Museum. L'autore scrive: "Quando mi sono imbarcato sul ponte di questa Odissea, mi sembrava che il naufragio fosse il mio destino finale, ma ora, al di l del mare infuriato e agitato, ho intravisto la riva della verdeggiante Valinor svelata davanti a me. Sebbene io possa ancora andare in rovina su qualche scoglio, lavato dalle onde dell'incredulit , io viaggio verso la rivincita, la destinazione prestabilita del mio vascello. Con la grandezza che pascola sull'orlo della riscoperta, possiamo sicuramente vedere la risoluzione di questo mistero. Quindi lascia che la mia vela sia ora spiegata per prendere il vento e conquistare l'eredit mondiale da tempo perduta di Alessandro, le parti separate della sua tomba in frantumi e del suo corpo martoriato". Oltre 100 illustrazioni. Vedi anche www.alexanderstomb.com