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Campaigns of Alexander (Revised)
Campaigns of Alexander (Revised) | Arrian
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'His passion was for glory only, and in that he was insatiable'Although written over four hundred years after Alexander's death, Arrian's Campaigns of Alexander is the most reliable account of the man and his achievements we have. Arrian's own experience as a military commander gave him unique insights into the life of the world's greatest conqueror. He tells of Alexander's violent suppression of the Theban rebellion, his total defeat of Persia, and his campaigns through Egypt, India and Babylon - establishing new cities and destroying others in his path. While Alexander emerges from this record as an unparalleled and charismatic leader, Arrian succeeds brilliantly in creating an objective and fully rounded portrait of a man of boundless ambition, who was exposed to the temptations of power and worshipped as a god in his own lifetime.Aubrey de Slincourt's vivid translation is accompanied by J. R. Hamilton's introduction, which discusses Arrian's life and times, his synthesis of other classical sources and the composition of Alexander's army. The edition also includes maps, a list for further reading and a detailed index. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Late summer day lunch with Alexander. All good things... spinach, 🍊and 🍏.

Summer reading at its best.

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I'm going back to Arrian. War, Greeks, Alexander. I also listened to a bunch of Emperors of Rome podcasts this week. Hence a book haul of non fiction Roman books. Also, new nails. Dramatic black with silver dust to mimic deep space. The stars one is the Aquarius constellation. #summerread #newbooks

LauraJ Love your nails! Great books too. 🖤 5y
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Saturday night is .. Hockey night in 🇨🇦. Leafs in DC, Matthews fights Ovi. Pens in Montreal. Alexander still but making progress. #readingandwatchinghockey

writerlibrarian Here we go. Both games. 🍁 are behind right at the start. 1-0 Caps. Pens 🚨 but lose Schultz. 1-0 🐧. Bang Bang 🚨from Phil and Geno 2-0 🐧 2nd period is on in DC. Habs 🚨 11s in but man, Letang is playing lime a demon tonight. Kappy ties in DC but Caps score right back. Habs 🚨 and tie. Habs are ahead. Where did the 🐧 go? 🐧 🚨 on PP. 3-3. 🍁 tie. 2-2 (edited) 5y
writerlibrarian 3rd period is coming n in DC. 🍁 second PP unit 🚨 3-2 🍁. 34 🚨 4-2 🍁 win. 🐧 are going in OT. No goal. SO now. Habs win (edited) 5y
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So...two games.. here's hoping both are exciting one on the 📺, one on the iPad. Still reading Alexander's war travels. Slowly but this seems to be the only book keeping my interest right now. I'm in a rough reading patch.
#readingandwatchinghockey

writerlibrarian Here we go at PPG. Knights opened the score but Phil tied it. 1 all after one period. 2nd on. Phil the Thrill, 🎩 . Jake adds one more. 4-1. 🐧 win 4-2 (edited) 5y
writerlibrarian In Detroit, 1-0 Wings... but 🍁 are going on PP. it's 2-1 🍁. 34, on PP 🚨 3-1 . Detroit added one but 🍁 PP 🚨 . Second one for 34. 4-2 (edited) 5y
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Later game, Leafs at Dallas. That's gonna be a really, really pretty game. 😊
I actually stayed my full day at work on what was supposed to be my first day of fall break. ☹️
I'm tired. Gonna veg, read and watch 🏒
#readingandwatchinghockey

Melissa_J Gosh, I love when the Leafs and Stars play. I would like a Leafs win with Seguin scoring a couple of goals for the Stars 😊 5y
writerlibrarian @Melissa_J Seguin is so so pretty. 😘 5y
writerlibrarian Here we go. Marner on his own rebound. 1-0 Leafs. Radulov ties it right at the end of the first. Bad change from the 🍁 . With 1m, Matthews 🚨. 2-1 to end the first period. Pretty 91 ⭐️ 🚨 2 all. 🍁 on PP. 34 🚨 . 3-2. 🍁 back on PP. No goal but minutes later 🍁 🚨 5 on 5. 4-2. 🍁 back on PP. 🚨 5-3 ⭐️ on PP 🚨. 5-3. ⭐️ 🚨 challenged. 5-4. 🍁 🚨 6-4. Empty net 🚨 7-4 (edited) 5y
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Melissa_J The game is blacked out in Ottawa so I can‘t watch it 😫 5y
writerlibrarian @Melissa_J I indulged and got myself an NHL pass. So... no black out. 5y
Melissa_J We had one last year. I‘ll be buying it again after tonight‘s fiasco! I think baseball is interfering!!! 5y
Melissa_J This game is nuts! 5y
writerlibrarian @Melissa_J Totally...but so...much...fun. 😂 5y
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It will be a dual watch tonight or at least trying to. Habs in Pittsburgh to battle the Pens. Ottawa is in Toronto to face the Leafs. On top of that ⭐️ are hosts to the Jets. Abundance of choices. I'm following Alexander on his way to Miedia. #readingandwatchinghockey

writerlibrarian Gally on the rebound after a really bad change from the Pens 1-0 Habs. 2-0 Habs. Both my teams are not doing good tonight. 😔 (edited) 5y
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Me and @writerlibrarian at Juliette & Chocolat, stuffed with chocolate and blessed with conversation. About books. Tagged is what @writerlibrarian is reading now.

rabbitprincess Belle photo! Also glad you got to meet up 😊 5y
writerlibrarian Made it back home through week-end up north trafic. 😀 A really niiiice afternoon of book conversations, libraries on a really comfy sunny terrasse in Montreal. Looking forward to la prochaine fois. 5y
tournevis @rabbitprincess It was great! 5y
tournevis @writerlibrarian Moi aussiiiiiiii! 5y
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Thursday... one day before Friday. Can you tell I can't wait for the week to be done? Can you? 🤗
It's a hockey nigh in Pittsburgh. opening night against the Caps who went on a rampage last night. So did Marchand. 👎🏻
Go Pens go.
#readingandwatchinghockey

writerlibrarian Here we go... Great shift by Malkin's line. Big Rig scores 🐧 1-0. Caps reply 1 all. Orpik scores 2-1 Caps. 🐧 go on PP. 59 🚨 2 all. Ovi redirects 3-2. On the mid point of the match 4-3 Caps (edited) 5y
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Hockey season starts tonight. Leafs battle the Habs in Toronto. Tavares, Matthews, Marner, Andersen and company great to war for the next 7 months. Karlsson out West, starts for the first time as a 🦈. Go time to #readandwatchhockey

CouronneDhiver 💙 Go Leafs Go! 💙 5y
writerlibrarian Here we go.... Habs draw first blood 🚨. First Leafs PP of the season and.... 34 🚨. 2nd period Leafs are back on PP. No goal but they got a third PP bad luck too many men on the ice. 4on 4. First 🚨 as a 🍁 for 91. Habs tie on PP with about 15s to go on the 2nd period. They also drew another penalty Leafs will start the 3rd SH. Gally tripped on the blue line 😂 Habs on PP. We're in OT. 34 🚨 ends it. 3-2 (edited) 5y
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1️⃣ Thriller but less and less. Definitely not horror
2️⃣ Neither.
3️⃣ Witches I guess
4️⃣ Neither, really neither
5️⃣ Neither.
6️⃣ whom ever feels like it 🙂

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JenlovesJT47 🧡🧡🧡 5y
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Game 5. The Cup could be Ovechkin's tonight. Tyr has fallen and Alexander the Great is on its way to Egypt. Still reading book 3.

Might be the last game of the season. October is far far away...

writerlibrarian Here we go. Caps score first, Vegas ties, Ovi gets a PP goal and Vegas ties on a questionable play. 2-2. Vegas has now the lead. 3-2 and fighting erupts. Caps tie the game 3 all. Caps pull ahead 4-3 with 7m to go. Caps win the Stanley Cup 2018 (edited) 6y
erinreads ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
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Starting book 3. Alexander has won at Issu and Darius is on the run. Will 🌸push his team to be better or will The Great 8 keep his team motivated and grab a 3-1 series lead ? #readingandwatchinghockey

erinreads LET‘S GO CAPSSSSS. ❤️ 6y
writerlibrarian Here we go. Vegas had a PP and didn't score. Caps got a PP and did score. 1-0 . Turnovers are killing the Knights. 3-0 Caps. Washington might be for real. 4-0 (edited) 6y
Susanita Caps!!! 6y
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Game 3. Will Kuznetsov play? Will the Knights bounce back? Questions questions... I'm almost done with book 2 in Arrian's Alexander the Great war stories. This was a lazy day sitting under the parasol, enjoying the weather and not doing much.

writerlibrarian Caps ahead 1-0. The bird scored. I guess that answers the question of Kuznetsov being hurt. 2-0. Final 3-1 Caps they lead series 2-1 (edited) 6y
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Got my book back from work. 😁
So do the Caps rebound or does 🌸 plays on his head and gets the win ?

Game on.

erinreads ALL CAPS. Maybe? DC sports are cursed though, so I won‘t hold my breath. 😬 (edited) 6y
writerlibrarian @erinreads No the curse is broken Caps beat the 🐧 I'm hoping for a close game. 6y
writerlibrarian Here we go. Vegas draws first blood again. Neal scores. 1-0. 4 on 4 with a little more than 2m to go Caps tie the game. Ovi puts the Caps ahead with a PPG. Vegas is getting in trouble with penalties. 3-1 Caps. Oshie went to the box with less than 2m to go in the period and now it's a on goal game 3-2. Holtby played on its head in the 3rd and kept the lead alive. Caps win, series tied on to Washington on Saturday. (edited) 6y
Susanita Oh hey there. It‘s tied! 6y
writerlibrarian @Susanita Alex scored on PP. Caps are ahead. 💜 6y
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As the sun is fading I'm finishing book 1 of 7. No chapters but books. I'm pacing my reading because descriptions of one battle or siege or surrender o e after the other can get tedious in a way but so far I'm enjoying the journey.

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Game 7. Caps in Tampa. It's do or die. There is no try. So let's rock the red and cheer for the great 8.
The Campaigns of Alexander is excellent.

writerlibrarian Here we go. Well, Ovi opens the game with a goal. 1-0 Washington. Listening to the Caps radio feed along with the CBC tv feed on mute. Kuznetsov lost his sweater in a mélée. Wilson lost his calm. 2 m in the ? turned into a fight at center ice and heading to the locker room for both Wilson and Coburn. (edited) 6y
writerlibrarian 2nd period is on. Turn over by Tampa and Burakovsky scores. 2-0 Washington. Burakovsky again. 3-0 Washington. (edited) 6y
Suet624 Wow! 6y
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Suet624 I‘m watching Cavs/Celtics. 6y
Susanita 🏒😃🏒😃🏒😃 6y
writerlibrarian Capitals and Ovi live. See you in Vegas on Monday. 6y
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To one Alexander to another. One is rocking the red. I find that my cure to book hangover of non fiction preferably ancient greek or roman kind still works.