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voici l'histoire d'un homme de la plus humble origine qui, au ve siècle avant j.-c., quand la sicile était grecque, devint le seigneur de cette île et d'une grande partie de l'italie, gagna d'innombrables batailles, repoussa l'invincible hannibal, imagina des machines de guerre inouïes et fit de syracuse la cité la plus puissante de la méditerranée.
un homme politique, un stratège et un souverain absolu qui distribua les terres aux pauvres. un artiste, un poète et un dramaturge, qui sut attirer platon et les plus grands esprits de son temps. un monarque passionné qui épousa deux femmes le même jour et mourut en prononçant le nom de son premier amour. son nom ? denys l'ancien, dit le tyran de syracuse. monstre ou génie, sa vie est un roman...
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Continuing the international bestselling saga of Alexander the Great, Valerio Massimo Manfredi's The Sands of Ammon brilliantly describes his quest to conquer Asia, the limitless domain ruled by the Great King of the Persians. In a seemingly impossible venture, the mighty Alexander and his men storm Persian fortresses and harbours, crippling King Darius's domain. Even the legendary Halicarnassus is defeated by the Macedonian armies. But there is danger ahead. The island city of Tyre and the towers of Gaza prove to be formidable obstacles. Embattled but undeterred, Alexander's army surges forth over land and sea to the mysterious deserts of Egypt. There, in the sands, lies the Oracle of Ammon, waiting to reveal an amazing truth to Alexander. One that will change his already astonishing life . . .
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THE ENDS OF THE EARTH - ALEXANDER SERIES
Valerio massimo Manfredi
- Pan Books
- 3 Juillet 2014
- 9781447271673
In Valerio Massimo Manfredi's The Ends of the Earth Alexander's epic quest continues through the heart of Asia and on towards the mystery of India. The Macedonian Army march in search of limitless glory, crushing resistance at every turn. The beauty of Babylon is ravaged, the Palace of Persepolis burnt to ashes. An empire is destroyed and a new and bloody era begins. But there are other things on the great conqueror's mind. An ambitious project to unite the peoples of the empire in one homeland begins to obsess him, until the curious beauty of Queen Roxanna gives Alexander the strength to fulfil his destiny . . . A truly compelling and romantic book and a breathtaking conclusion to the bestselling Alexander trilogy.
