In the Shadow of Alexander

by Makis Aperghis

Overview

It is 334 BC and ALEXANDER THE GREAT has just crossed into Asia to conquer the Persian Empire.

Serving in his elite cavalry is a young Macedonian, SELEUKOS. For eleven adventurous years, Seleukos follows Alexander

to Central Asia, India and back. He experiences many forms of warfare and much more. Seleukos' life becomes entwined with that of Alexander,

and he learns a great deal from him. But as the setting changes, so too do the characters of the two men and their relationship.

Who is Alexander, finally?

What is Seleukos' destiny?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781802277548
Publisher:	Gerasimos Aperghis
Publication date:	11/09/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	312
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Makis Aperghis obtained a Doctorate in Ancient History from University College London. He is the author of a textbook on the Seleukid Empire published by Cambridge University Press. He has also authored numerous scholarly papers on political, military, economic, social, and cultural aspects of the ancient worlds of Greece and the Middle East.After Alexander the Great's death, Seleukos, one of his generals, was the most successful in the bitter struggle for the succession. This is the first novel of a trilogy about Seleukos.