Born in 356 BCE and dead at just 32, Alexander III of Macedon built one of the largest empires the ancient world had ever seen. This historical biography follows his education under Aristotle, his seizure of the Macedonian throne and his great battles at the Granicus, Issus and Gaugamela, through the siege of Tyre, the conquest of Egypt and Persia, and the campaigns in Central Asia and India. It closes with his sudden death, the wars of his successors and the legacy that still shapes how we think about conquest and empire. Includes a timeline and a note on sources.
Born in 356 BCE and dead at just 32, Alexander III of Macedon built one of the largest empires the ancient world had ever seen. This historical biography follows his education under Aristotle, his seizure of the Macedonian throne and his great battles at the Granicus, Issus and Gaugamela, through...