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The Life of Alexander the Great (Modern Library) Book

The Life of Alexander the Great : Paperback : Random House USA Inc : 9780812971330 : 0812971337 : 13 Apr 2004 : 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 fatherÂ?s empire through-out the Middle East and into parts of Asia, ful?lling the soothsayer AristanderÂ?s prediction that the new king Â?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.Â? The Life of Alexander the Great is one of the ?...Read More

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    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 fatherâ??s empire through-out the Middle East and into parts of Asia, fulfilling the soothsayer Aristanderâ??s prediction that the new king â??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.â?

    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 Plutarchâ??s Lives, is a riveting tale of honor, power, scandal, and bravery written by the most eminent biographer of the ancient world.

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