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Porus The King Who Defeated Alexander
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Book Synopsis PORUS, THE KING WHO DEFEATED ALEXANDER by : Manoj Srivastava
Download or read book PORUS, THE KING WHO DEFEATED ALEXANDER written by Manoj Srivastava and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2023-06-22 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We grew up listening to the stories of ‘Alexander the Great’ and watching films dedicated to his valor and magnanimity towards the Indian King Porus. It has been claimed that impressed by Porus’ bravery, Alexander returned his entire kingdom to him but do we also know that Alexander also handed over each territory he subsequently won to Porus. Why? The known history tells us that Porus became richer after this war while the victorious Alexander had to trek back with his army in two groups traversing a desert and the sea losing thousands of men in the process. Why did Alexander take this route? Was he under some pressure? Why did the victorious army not march back triumphantly through their original entry point into India, Taxila? Was it the march of a victorious army or the escape of an army that lost badly to Porus? What I am presenting is not history but the journalistic scrutiny of a historical event as it transpired. History was distorted to reveal selective information and project the legend of Alexander. The history has presented only one view while ignoring completely and without a debate, the other. The sole objective of this journalistic scrutiny is to examine both sides including the circumstantial evidence.
Book Synopsis Alexander the Great and the Mystery of the Elephant Medallions by : Frank L. Holt
Download or read book Alexander the Great and the Mystery of the Elephant Medallions written by Frank L. Holt and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2003-11-24 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation A rare set of coin medallions is used to analyze Alexander the Great's reputation for invinceability in war. The book's backbone is the history of the discovery and interpretation of these medallions, to which are added the extraordinary story of Alexander, and a brief introduction to the science of numismatics.
Book Synopsis The Syrian Wars by : John D. Grainger
Download or read book The Syrian Wars written by John D. Grainger and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010-01-11 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The two-century long conflict over Syria between Seleukids and Ptolemies was the central diplomatic and military matter of the Hellinistic period. By examining it for the first time in detail, its importance can at last be seen.
Book Synopsis Mighty Porus and Alexander The Great by : Biren Trivedi
Download or read book Mighty Porus and Alexander The Great written by Biren Trivedi and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-19 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The life-story of this great conqueror in this book begins with a lecture of Chanakya. During the time of Alexander's invasion of India, Chanakya was a teacher in Takshashila, a very famous world class university of those days. Aristotle, the Greek thinker-philosopher molded and groomed Alexander, the Prince of Macedonia similarly Chanakya, a guru, a master of art of living par excellence taught, molded, groomed Chandragupta Maurya, a common boy and installed him as Emperor of India. Chanakya is the epitome of timeless Hindu wisdom. This piece of speech of Chanakya that you will find in this book in the very beginning is nowhere documented in any history book. The writer has written this speech imagining that 2500 years back in Takshashila university in India Chanakya could be possibly teaching something of this nature to his students. An e-book titled 'Chanakya' - 'The Epitome of Timeless Hindu Wisdom' written by this author is also available here on Amazon which would be very helpful to know more about the life of Chanakya. Alexander, in order to conquer the world invaded Persia, fought brutal battles against the vast army of a giant empire like Persia, defeated it by his small army and captured entire Persia. His conquest continued further from Persia till the border regions of India. So to give a depth to the structure of the life story of this brilliant, brave Greek warrior his story begins with the piece of speech by Chanakya, the Indian Guru. The reader this way gets connected with the Indian, Persian and Greek culture and history which makes the story more interesting. It broadens the cultural overview of the reader.Accordingly an account of the Greek life and culture that you will find in this book is very intriguing. All about the early life of the Prince of Macedonia, Alexander - his primary education and training by the best teachers of Macedonia, then the time he spent with Aristotle at Stagira who groomed him to be a Man with a difference, an able leader, and a King. Then about the tough challenges he faced at a very young age, his struggles, fights, battles, conflicts and his victories and then after all how he emerged as an unchallenged King of entire Greece. The account of Alexander's meeting with Diogenes, a Greek mystic is very educative. The Greek warrior's inspiring skill of management of manpower, his self-esteem and his confidence when he set off for his conquest of Persia.Some mind enriching facts that we come across and learn from the life story of this Greek conqueror is: To advance with incredible high speed and then turn all the calculations of the enemy wrong and futile. King Phillip fulfilled his ambitions of winning the battles and expanding his kingdom by implementing this innovative ides. Alexander too subdued all the city-states of his native land with the help of the same strategy and then conquered entire Greece. So valuable is this idea that even in present times speed happens to be a very crucial component of the strategy of fighting a decisive war. The more speedier jet planes, missiles and firepower you have the stronger you are. To attack with a speed that the enemy would never have expected and then turn all his preparations insufficient. High achievers and victorious people are a result of such innovative ideas generated in their fertile brains.Phalanx was another such innovation of the Greeks. The battle formation of the Greek militia of the front rows with long Phalanx in their arms when they launched an severe attack on the enemy at the opposite end literally made the enemy incapable of any resistance.As against the speed and the Phalanx of the Greeks the Indians had their bow and the arrow. The bow used to be of the height of a human. The bow was upholstered with cow skin for a firm grip. There are plenty of many such interesting things in this book which will help you connect with the roots and enlighten you. Wish you a happy fruitful reading.
Book Synopsis Arrian's History of the Expedition of Alexander the Great, and Conquest of Persia by : Arrian
Download or read book Arrian's History of the Expedition of Alexander the Great, and Conquest of Persia written by Arrian and published by . This book was released on 1812 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Conquests of Alexander the Great by : Waldemar Heckel
Download or read book The Conquests of Alexander the Great written by Waldemar Heckel and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-29 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Waldemar Heckel traces the rise and eventual fall of one of the most successful military commanders in history. In 325 BCE, Alexander and his conquering army prepared to return home, after overcoming everything in their path: armies, terrain, climate, all invariably hostile. Little did they know that within two years their beloved king would be dead and their labours seemingly wasted. Tracing the rise and eventual fall of one of the most successful military commanders in history, Heckel engagingly and with great detail shows us how Alexander earned his appellation, The Great.
Book Synopsis India's Historic Battles by : Kaushik Roy
Download or read book India's Historic Battles written by Kaushik Roy and published by Orient Blackswan. This book was released on 2004 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Battles Are Central To Warfare. This Book Describes Twelve Great Battles Which Changed The Course Of India`S History. The Book Takes Recent Researches Into Technology, Military Theory And Demography Into Account; The Author Also Moves Freely Across Space And Time In His Analyses. Could Paurava And Alexander`S Clash On The Jhelum In 326 Bc Have Anything In Common With The Normandy Landings Of June 1944? Do Events In 1557, When Hemu Was Fighting The Mughals, Remind Us Of The Siege Of Leningrad In 1943? Was The Japanese Response To Netaji`S Ina Affected By The Presence Of Chiang Kai Sheik?.
Book Synopsis Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C. by : Peter Green
Download or read book Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C. written by Peter Green and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography portrays Alexander as both a complex personality and a single-minded general, a man capable of such diverse expediencies as patricide or the massacre of civilians. Writing for the general reader, the author provides gritty details on Alexander's darker side while providing a gripping tale of Alexander's career.
Book Synopsis Alexander's Lovers (Second Edition) by : Andrew Chugg
Download or read book Alexander's Lovers (Second Edition) written by Andrew Chugg and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis The Life and Exploits of Alexander the Great by : E. A. Wallis Budge
Download or read book The Life and Exploits of Alexander the Great written by E. A. Wallis Budge and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-01-03 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last 2,000 years, ambitious men have dreamed of forging vast empires and attaining eternal glory in battle, but of all the conquerors who took steps toward such dreams, none were ever as successful as antiquity's first great conqueror. Leaders of the 20th century hoped to rival Napoleon's accomplishments, Napoleon aimed to emulate the accomplishments of Julius Caesar, but Caesar found inspiration in Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.), the Macedonian King who managed to stretch an empire from Greece to the Himalayas in Asia at just 30 years old. It took less than 15 years for Alexander to conquer much of the known world. As fate would have it, Alexander died of still unknown causes at the height of his conquests, when he was still in his early 30s. Although his empire was quickly divided, his legacy only grew, and Alexander became the stuff of legends even in his own time. Alexander was responsible for establishing 20 cities in his name across the world, most notably Alexandria in Egypt, and he was directly responsible for spreading Ancient Greek culture as far east as modern day India and other parts of Asia. For the ancient world, Alexander became the emblem of military greatness and accomplishment; it was reported that many of Rome's greatest leaders, including Pompey the Great, Augustus, and Caesar himself, all visited Alexander's tomb in Alexandria, a mecca of sorts for antiquity's other leaders.
Book Synopsis Foreign Influence on Ancient India by : Krishna Chandra Sagar
Download or read book Foreign Influence on Ancient India written by Krishna Chandra Sagar and published by Northern Book Centre. This book was released on 1992 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book dealing with the foreign influence on ancient India. Discusses the foreign invasions of India by the Achaemenians, Greeks, Sakas, Kushans, Sassanians, Pahlavas and the Hunas, and also the peaceful impact of the Romans on India. The book advances a theory that ancient India never provided any casus belli to the foreigners to attack her. It was India's weakness and an implied confidence in future victories that kept the invaders coming to India one after another. But these foreigners have also influenced India in the field of administration, religion, philosophy, astronomy, language, script, trade and commerce, and above all the way of life of the people of India, which is the main subject of the book. This book suggests that after the partition of this sub-continent, the name `India' which continued to be used for this country is a misnomer when the river INDUS after which the country was so named, went to Pakistan. This book also finds is real nature the matrimonial alliance between Seleucus and Chandra Gupta Maurya and gives possible solutions to some riddles of Indian history. The origin of the name of KIDAR has also been discovered for the first time. The book tells us in a poetic language how ‘the golden age of the Guptas was converted into a molten age of destruction and confusion’ by the Hunas. What remained of our culture after so much turmoil and changes is before us.
Book Synopsis Epitome of the Philippic History of Pompeius Trogus by : Marcus Junianus Justinus
Download or read book Epitome of the Philippic History of Pompeius Trogus written by Marcus Junianus Justinus and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents the first authoritative English translation and scholarly commentary on a little known but important ancient historical source: the 2nd/3rd century Roman historian Justin's epitome or abridged version of the Philippic History by Pompeius Trogus (27 BC-AD 14). This book covers books 11-12 and represents one of the five major sources for historians on the life and times of Alexander the Great.
Book Synopsis The Invasion of India by Alexander the Great As Described by Arrian, Q. Curtius, Diodoros, Plutarch and Justin by : J. W. m'Crindle
Download or read book The Invasion of India by Alexander the Great As Described by Arrian, Q. Curtius, Diodoros, Plutarch and Justin written by J. W. m'Crindle and published by Alpha Edition. This book was released on 2019-09 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. We have represented this book in the same form as it was first published. Hence any marks seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
Book Synopsis Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan by : James Tod
Download or read book Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan written by James Tod and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book By the Spear written by Ian Worthington and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique military and cultural history that chronicles the reigns of Philip and Alexander the Great in one sweeping narrative.
Download or read book Ghost on the Throne written by James Romm and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2012-11-13 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Alexander the Great died at the age of thirty-two, his empire stretched from the Adriatic Sea in the west all the way to modern-day India in the east. In an unusual compromise, his two heirs—a mentally damaged half brother, Philip III, and an infant son, Alexander IV, born after his death—were jointly granted the kingship. But six of Alexander’s Macedonian generals, spurred by their own thirst for power and the legend that Alexander bequeathed his rule “to the strongest,” fought to gain supremacy. Perhaps their most fascinating and conniving adversary was Alexander’s former Greek secretary, Eumenes, now a general himself, who would be the determining factor in the precarious fortunes of the royal family. James Romm, professor of classics at Bard College, brings to life the cutthroat competition and the struggle for control of the Greek world’s greatest empire.
Book Synopsis Are Leaders Born or Are They Made? by : Elisabet Engellau
Download or read book Are Leaders Born or Are They Made? written by Elisabet Engellau and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-20 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the psychodynamics of leadership-in and relies on concepts of developmental psychology, family systems theory, cognitive theory, dynamic psychiatry, psychotherapy, and psychoanalysis to understand Alexander's behaviour and actions.
