Alexander the Great: The Brief Life and Towering Exploits of History's Greatest Conqueror

by Arrian, Plutarch, Quintus Curtius Rufus, Tania Gergel (Editor), Michael Wood (Introduction)

Overview

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 since. Inheriting his father's empire at the age of twenty, Alexander resolved to expand it, and by the time of his death at thirty-two, his empire streched from Greece to India, spanning three continents and encompassing 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 Alexander's enduring legacy by acclaimed British television personality and Princeton University Professor Michael Wood.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780142001400
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	09/28/2004
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	4.94(w) x 11.02(h) x 0.47(d)
Age Range:	18 - 17 Years

About the Author

Tania Gergel is a lecturer in Ancient Greek Philosophy at Kings College London where her research spans Ancient Philosophy, Philosophy of Medecine, and Psychology. She co-translated The Greek Sophists for Penguin Classics.

Michael Wood is a highly respected author and TV presenter with over eighty documentary films to his name, most recently the acclaimed In Search of Myths and Heroes.

Table of Contents

Alexander the GreatChronology
Introduction
Map: Alexander's Empire
A Note on the Texts

1. The Early Years
2. Establishing Power in Macedonia, Greece, and Northern Europe
3. The Persian Campaign(I) - from Hellespont to Gordium
4. The Persian Campaign(II) - from Cappadocia to Egypt
5. The Persian Campaign(III) - Victory in Persia
6. To the North-east Frontiers of the Persian Empire
7. East to India - the Uncompleted Campaign
8. The Retreat - from India back to Persia
9. Alexander's Final Months

Sources
Glossary of Main Characters