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Philip and Alexander - Kings and Conquerors (Paperback)
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Philip and Alexander - Kings and Conquerors (Paperback)
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Philip and Alexander of Macedon transformed a weak kingdom in
northern Greece into a globe-spanning empire. In so doing, they
changed the course of history. By the end of his short life,
Alexander the Great had eclipsed the power of Persia, crossed the
Hindu Kush and marched into what is now Pakistan, redrawing the map
of the ancient world to create an empire that stretched from the
Adriatic Sea to the Indian subcontinent. But his success was not
just the product of his own genius and restless energy, it was
built on decades of effort by his father. History has portrayed
Philip II of Macedon as an old man, one-eyed and limping, whose
convenient assassination allowed Alexander the Great to come to
power. However, there was far more to him than this. Through
decades of hard fighting and clever diplomacy, Philip unified his
country and conquered Greece. His son inherited all of this at the
perfect moment and age for him to chance his luck and win greater
glory. Between them, Philip and Alexander played a key role in
spreading Greek language and culture over a vast area, the
consequences of which were many and profound, for it led to the New
Testament being written in Greek, and a Greek-speaking 'Roman'
empire surviving in the eastern Mediterranean for a thousand years
after the last emperor to rule from Italy. As authoritative as it
is accessible, Philip and Alexander is the latest in a much-praised
sequence of essential ancient histories from Adrian Goldsworthy; it
is the work of a master historian at the peak of his powers. Praise
for Philip and Alexander: 'A thrilling read, as sweeping as
Alexander's conquests' TOM HOLLAND 'Sterling scholarship, engaging
prose, insightful analysis and unbiased assessment' VICTOR DAVID
HANSON 'History-writing at its best. Expert, fluent and vivid'
BARRY STRAUSS
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