Penguin Epics : The Legendary Adventures of Alexander the Great

Penguin Epics : The Legendary Adventures of Alexander the Great

by RichardStoneman (Author)

Synopsis

He was destined to rule the world. A prince is born under a star of good fortune. It is prophesied that he will become the greatest king of all time. Alexander grows up to fulfil this destiny - powerful as a lion, skilled in the art of war and leader of a vast army. Soon his fame sweeps the world as he builds a mighty empire, conquering all who stand in his way. But this is not enough for the young warrior. Alexander will not rest until he has defeated his mortal enemy, the King of Persia.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 112
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 04 May 2006

ISBN 10: 0141026383
ISBN 13: 9780141026381

Author Bio
Richard Stoneman is an Oxford trained classicist with a thorough knowledge of ancient Greece, its language and history; he has also published many books on modern Greece and is familiar with the sources from the Middle Ages and the modern period. He is the author of A Literary Companion to Travel in Greece, A Traveller's History of Turkey, A luminous Land: Artists Discover Greece. He is a frequent visitor to Greece and gets withdrawal symptoms if he doesn't go to Athens at least once a year.