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  1. Nov 5, 1991 · The Greek Alexander Romance (Penguin Classics) Paperback – November 5, 1991. by Richard Stoneman (Author), Pseudo-Callisthenes (Author) 4.4 70 ratings. See all formats and editions. Since his death in the third century BC, each age has woven its own legends around the figure of Alexander the Great.

  2. The core of my research interests has been the continuity of the Greek world and Greek tradition up to the present day. I have written anthologies and travel guides reflecting this interest. Since the early 1980s the main focus of my research has been Alexander the Great, especially in later legend.

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  3. Dallas DeForest. Richard Stoneman is the world's leading expert on the legends written about Alexander the Great. In this splendid book he has traced those myths across cultures and through time. Cover of Alexander the Great: A Life in Legend by Richard Stoneman.

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  5. About The Greek Alexander Romance. Since his death in the third century BC, each age has woven its own legends around the figure of Alexander the Great. If the Hebrew tradition saw him as a preacher and prophet, to the Persians he was alternately a true king and an arch-Satan, while in modern Greece he is revered more as a wise man than as a conqueror.

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  6. Richard Stoneman, a foremost expert on the Alexander myths, introduces us first to the historical Alexander and then to the Alexander of legend, an unparalleled mythic icon who came to...

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