Alexander The Great: Selected Texts From Arrian, Curtius And Plutarch

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.

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 sincea he remains in the forefront of the public imagination with no fewer than two upcoming major motion pictures devoted to his life. Inheriting his fatheras 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 worldafrom Greece to Indiaaencompassing 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 Alexanderas enduring legacy by acclaimed British television personality Michael Wood.