num_pages: 592
description: 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. 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.
language: English
title: Alexander the Great
titlecomplete: Alexander the Great
characters: Alexander the Great
genres: Historical, Biography, War, Greece, Nonfiction, Ancient, Ancient History, World History, Classics, History
ratings_count: 3920
awards: awardedAt: 94723200000
name: James Tait Black Memorial Prize
category: Biography, awardedAt: 94723200000
name: Duff Cooper Prize
publisher: Penguin