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Description edit
Memnon of Rhodes (375-333 BCE) walked in the footsteps of giants. As a soldier, sailor, statesman, and general, he was, in the words of Diodorus of Sicily, “outstanding in courage and strategic grasp.” A contemporary of Demosthenes and Aristotle, Memnon rose from humble origins to command the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Memnon: The main character, soldier of Rhodes
- Mentor: Brother of Memnon
- Artabazus: Persian nobleman, Memnon's patron
- Pharnabazus: Eldest son of Artabazus
- Alexander: Future leader of men and ruler of an empire
- Khafre: Memnon's Egyptain slave and friend
- Barsine: Artabazus's daughter
- Deidamia: Memnon's sister, second wife of Artabazus
- Philip: Ruler of Macedon
- Hermeias: Eunuch and ruler of kingdoms
- Cophen: Son of Artabazus, half-brother of Pharnabazus, friend of Alexander
- Harmouthes: Add a description of this character.
- Timocrates: Father of Memnon
- Philolaus: Oligarch leader
- Heraclides
- Kritias: Soldier
- Omares: Persian soldier
- Amyntas: Macedonian soldier
- Pammenes: Supporter of Artabazus
- Darius: Persian ruler
- Bagoas: Eunuch, advisor in Persia
- Datis
- Spithridates
- Antigonos: Macedonian leader
- Aristophon: Narrator of the interludes
- Hydarnes
- Antipatros: Macedonian leader
- Nicanor
- Brygus
- Thymondas: Mentor's son
- Aristotle: Philosopher, teacher of Alexander
- Tithraustes
- Mardius
- Kassandros: Fellow student of Alexander
- Rhosaces
- Eubulus
- Callicratides
- Thaleia
- Ariobarzanes: Young son of Artabazus
- Euphrosyne
Setting & Locations edit
Greece and the Near East
- Halicarnassus
- Macedonia: Home of Philip and Alexander
- Athens: Once-great city of Greece
- Pella: Capital of Macedon
- Egypt: Fought-over territory
- Asia
- Ephesus: Home of Melpomene
- Persia: Great empire
- Troad
- Zeleia
- Chios: Island, home of fine wines
- Thrace
- Hellespont
- Ionia
- Celaeno
- Thebes
- Assos
- Mieza
- Sidon
- Susa: Persian city
- Sardis
- Babylon: Persian city
- Tripylon
- Sigeum
- Thermopylae: Ancient battlesite
- Phoenicia
- Caria
- Cyprus
- Miletus
- Damascus
- Macestus Valley
- Hellas
- Lampsacus
- Thessaly
- Royal Road
- Crete
- Sparta
- Mount Ida
First Sentence edit
The summons delivered to Ariston that damp winter morning was written on the finest vellum, in an elegant hand that suggested a discriminating intellect tempered with the manners only good breeding could engender.
Table of Contents edit
Acknowledgments
Prologue
Rhodes: 1-4
Interlude I
Dascylium: 5-10
Interlude II
Macedonia: 11-14
Interlude III
The Troad: 15-18
Interlude IV
The Hellespont: 19-21
Interlude V
Halicarnassus: 22-24
Interlude VI
Mytilene: 25
Epilogue
Historical Note
Bibliography
Appendix I: A Chronology of Events
Appendix II: On Currency
Appendix III: On the Greek Calendar
Authors & Contributors edit
- Scott Oden (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Medallion Press, Inc.
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 1932815392
Page Count: 503
Publisher: Medallion Press, Inc.
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 1932815392
Page Count: 503
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
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