Alexander the Great: A Very Short Introduction
- ISBN-10
- 0198706154
- ISBN-13
- 9780198706151
- Series
- Alexander the Great
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 120
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Author
- Hugh Bowden
Description
In 336 BC Alexander the Great became king of Macedon. During his twelve-year reign he conquered the Achaemenid Persian Empire, the largest to have yet existed, and in the process had a profound effect on the world he moved through. In this examination of his life and career, Hugh Bowden explores his cultural and historical legacy.
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