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Alexander the Great by Robin Lane Fox

Alexander the Great

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Robin Lane Fox

Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · October 5, 2004

Tough, resolute, fearless.

Lives in HistoryAncient GreeceAncient Warfarebiography
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Who it’s for
Readers interested in historical biographies of ancient figures
Themes
biography, military conquest, ancient history
Pacing
Steady

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Tough, resolute, fearless. Alexander was a born warrior and a ruler of passionate ambition who understood the intense adventure of conquest and of the unknown. When he died in 323 B.C.E. at age thirty-two, his vast empire comprised more than two million square miles, spanning from Greece to India.

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His achievements were unparalleled—he had excelled as leader to his men, founded eighteen new cities, and stamped the face of Greek culture on the ancient East. the myth he created is as potent today as it was in the ancient world. Robin Lane Fox's superb account searches through the mass of conflicting evidence and legend to focus on Alexander as a man of his own time. Combining historical scholarship and acute psychological insight, it brings this colossal figure vividly to life.

Who it’s for

  • Readers interested in historical biographies of ancient figures
  • Those fascinated by military conquests and leadership

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Ancient Warfare70%
Lives in History70%
Ancient Greece63%

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  • Lives in History
  • Ancient Greece
  • Ancient Warfare
Authors
Robin Lane Fox
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Published
October 5, 2004
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
biography · military conquest · ancient history
Reading lane
Lives in History