The young Alexander : the making of Alexander the Great
Rowson, Alex2023
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The story of Alexander the Great often reads like fiction: son of a snake-loving mother and a battle-scarred father; tutored by Aristotle; on the battlefield aged sixteen, king of Macedon at twenty and king of Asia by twenty-five. History has cast him as either an enlightened ruler, military genius, megalomaniac, drunkard or despot. Drawing on new discoveries in archaeology, this extraordinary history tells the early story of Alexander and his rise. From the tempestuous relationship between Alexander's parents to his education by Aristotle and the strict military training which would serve him so well in later years, the story that emerges brings the ancient world into focus and confronts us with difficult questions that are still relevant today.
Main title:
The young Alexander : the making of Alexander the Great / Alex Rowson.
Author:
Rowson, Alex, author
Imprint:
London : William Collins, 2023.
Collation:
xi, 494 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2022.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780008284435 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
938.07092938.07938.0709B ALEB938.07 ROWS
Language:
English
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BRN:
2339772
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