The First European

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The First European
The First European
Author : Pierre Briant
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Language : English
Release Date : 02 January 2017
ISBN : 9780674659667
Pages : 501 pages
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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.

The First European

The First European by Pierre Briant

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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