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Nikos Kazantzakis

Alexander the Great / In the Time of Alexander the Great [Μέγας Αλέξανδρος / Στα χρόνια του Μεγαλέξανδρου (Mégas Aléxandros / Sta chrónia tou Megaléxandrou)]

The novel covers Alexander the Great’s life, beginning with his famous taming of the wild horse Bucephalas at fifteen and ending with his death in Babylon in 323 BCE. The novel focuses primarily on Alexander’s twin ambitions, to unite Greece and to conquer Asia and how he made them a reality. He shared these aspirations with his father Philip II of Macedon, who is an important character in the early part of the book. This covers Alexander’s early life at his father’s cour(...)

literary

YEAR: 1940

COUNTRY: Greece

TAGS: Achilles Alexander the Great Aristotle Athens Callisthenes Darius III Demosthenes Greece Hellenism Heracles Hercules Homer Kleos (Glory / Good reputation) Macedonia Olympias Persian Empire Philip II of Macedonia Zeus

Aleksander Krawczuk

Magistra Vitae

Magistra vitae is a series of ten articles on ancient history and its various aspects. The texts in the column are usually half-page entries that focus on an ancient phenomenon, historical event, or character. The series opens with two texts published in Magazyn Razem 1 (May 1984). The first is an interview with the professor, conducted by Wojciech Tatarczuch and entitled “Zawinił Sofokles” [Sophocles was to blame], which introduces young audiences to Krawczuk’s journey to(...)

literary

YEAR: 1984

COUNTRY: Poland

TAGS: Achilles Alexander the Great Argos / Argus Panoptes (Giant) Artemis Caesar Callisthenes Cicero Constantine Europa Graeco-Persian Wars Hannibal Hera Heracles Hermes Herodotus Homer Iliad Io Jupiter Latin (Language) Luna Mark Antony Mars Mercury Ovid Paris (Trojan Prince) Plato Poseidon Prometheus Punic Wars Roman Army Romulus Saturn Socrates Sol Sophocles Sparta Venus Zeus