Life & Times
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This will be the first in a series on the Roman Caesars, which will include titles on Augustus, Claudius and Constantine. They will be written in the typical Life & Times style: accessible, affordable, beautifully produced and illustrated and above all: entertaining to read for a new generation of readers, who have become interested in the Roman era through movies such as Gladiators.
Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), King of Macedonia lived a life of mythical proportions. He modelled himself on Achilles and slept with a copy of the Iliad, annotated by Aristotle, his teacher, under his pillow. Unrivalled by any historical military figure, he conquered the Mediterranean, Persia, Afghanistan and northwest India during his brief life. By the time he died at the age of 33 he had introduced Greek civilisation to the world. A gifted strategist and self-proclaimed deity, Alexander was impetuous and merciless in warfare. He never lost a battle. Exhibiting conspicuous personal bravery, two millenia after his death he is still remembered as the greatest soldier of all time.