The First European

Nonfiction, History, Reference, Historiography, European General, Modern
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Author: Pierre Briant ISBN: 9780674972865
Publisher: Harvard University Press Publication: January 2, 2017
Imprint: Harvard University Press Language: English
Author: Pierre Briant
ISBN: 9780674972865
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication: January 2, 2017
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Language: English

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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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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