Alexander's tomb : the two thousand year obsession to find the lost conqueror

Title
  1. Alexander's tomb : the two thousand year obsession to find the lost conqueror / Nicholas J. Saunders.
Published by
  1. New York : Basic Books, c2006.
Author
  1. Saunders, Nicholas J.

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Description
  1. xiii, 290 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps; 25 cm.
Alternative title
  1. Two thousand year obsession to find the lost conqueror
Subject
  1. Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C > Death and burial
  2. Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C > Tomb
Contents
  1. Introduction: ghosts in ruins -- The cloak of immortality -- Death and dying in Babylon -- Stealing the body and the Memphis tomb -- Who moved Alexander's corpse? -- The Alexandrian mausoleum -- Ancient visitors -- The tomb disappears -- The two-horned lord and medieval whispers -- Napoleon, Nelson and Alexander's ghost -- Archaeologists, maps and tombs -- Alabaster, fantasy, and ancient walls -- Politics of the dead -- The eternal quest -- Afterlife.
Call number
  1. JFE 07-6752
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-280) and index.
Author
  1. Saunders, Nicholas J.
Title
  1. Alexander's tomb : the two thousand year obsession to find the lost conqueror / Nicholas J. Saunders.
Imprint
  1. New York : Basic Books, c2006.
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-280) and index.
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  1. Table of contents
LCCN
  1. 2006000973
ISBN
  1. 046507202X (alk. paper)
  2. 9780465072026 (alk. paper)
Research call number
  1. JFE 07-6752
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