The Life of Alexander the Great (Paperback, Modern Library paperback ed)

In 336 b.c. Philip of Macedonia was assassinated and his twenty-year-old son, Alexander, inherited his kingdom. Immediately quelling rebellion, Alexander extended his father's empire through-out the Middle East and into parts of Asia, fulfilling the soothsayer Aristander's prediction that the new king "should perform acts so important and glorious as would make the poets and musicians of future ages labour and sweat to describe and celebrate him."
The Life of Alexander the Great is one of the first surviving attempts to memorialize the achievements of this legendary king, remembered today as the greatest military genius of all time. This exclusive Modern Library edition, excerpted from Plutarch's Lives, is a riveting tale of honor, power, scandal, and bravery written by the most eminent biographer of the ancient world.

General

Imprint:	Modern Library Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Modern Library Classics
Release date:	April 2004
First published:	April 2004
Authors:	Plutarch
Translators:	John Dryden
Editors:	Arthur Hugh Clough
Introduction by:	Victor Davis Hanson
Dimensions:	203 x 132 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	96
Edition:	Modern Library paperback ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-8129-7133-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN:	0-8129-7133-7
Barcode:	9780812971330

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