Paul Cartledge, one of the world’s foremost scholars of ancient Greece, illuminates the brief but iconic life of Alexander (356-323 BC), king of Macedon, conqueror of the Persian Empire, and founder of a new world order. Alexander's legacy has had a major impact on military tacticians,... read more
Timeline
Maps And Plans
1. The Fame of Alexander
2. Alexander's World
3. Young Alexander (356-334 BCE)
4. Alexander and the Macedonians
5. Alexander and the Greeks
6. Alexander: Conquerer of Persia (334-327 BCE)
7. The Generalship of Alexander
8. Alexander and the Persians
9. The Final Years (327-323 BCE)
10. Alexander the Man
11. The Divinity of Alexander
12. The Legends and Legacies of Alexander
Appendix: Sources of Paradox
Table of Achaemenid Persian Kings
Dramatis Personae
Glossary
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