Alexander the Great: The Brief Life and Towering Exploits of History's Greatest Conqueror

Alexander the Great: The Brief Life and Towering Exploits of History's Greatest Conqueror
ISBN-10
0142001406
ISBN-13
9780142001400
Series
Alexander the Great
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
150
Language
English
Published
2004-09-28
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Authors
Quintus Curtius Rufus, Arrian, Plutarch

Description

Inspired in his leadership, fearless in battle, and boundless in his ambition, Alexander the Great was worshiped as a god during his lifetime, and his legend has only grown since? he remains in the forefront of the public imagination with no fewer than two upcoming major motion pictures devoted to his life. Inheriting his father?s empire at the age of twenty, Alexander resolved to expand it, and by the time of his death at thirty- two, his empire covered most of the known world?from Greece to India?encompassing two million square miles. Comprising selections from the writings of Arrian, Plutarch, and Quintus Curtius Rufus, this definitive biography of the greatest conqueror in history features an introduction on Alexander?s enduring legacy by acclaimed British television personality Michael Wood.

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