Stephen Harrison explores how Alexander the Great inherited and adapted Persian imperial traditions. The post Alexander the Great and Persian Kingship appeared first on Edinburgh University Press Blog.| Edinburgh University Press Blog
[King] Jean II [of France], who succeeded his father, Philip VI, in August 1350 [C.E.], could have served Machiavelli as model for Anti-Prince. Impolitic and impetuous, he never made a wise choice between alternatives and seemed incapable of considering consequences of an action in advance. Though brave in battle, he was anything but a great […]| Dojo Darelir, the School of Xenograg the Sorcerer