num_pages: 145
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.
language: English
title: Alexander the Great
titlecomplete: Alexander the Great
characters: Alexander the Great
genres: History, Classics, Greece, 21st Century, Reference, Military History, Biography Memoir, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 108
publisher: Penguin Books