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 father's empire through-out the Middle East and into parts of Asia, fulfilling the soothsayer Aristander's prediction that the new king ""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.""
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 Plutarch's Lives, is a riveting tale of honor, power, scandal, and bravery written by the most eminent biographer of the ancient world.
By:
Plutarch Introduction by:
Victor Davis Hanson Edited by:
Arthur Hugh Clough Translated by:
John Dryden Imprint: Modern Library Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 202mm,
Width: 133mm,
Spine: 6mm
Weight: 85g ISBN:9780812971330 ISBN 10: 0812971337 Series:Modern Library Classics Pages: 112 Publication Date:01 July 2004 Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Primary
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Reviews for The Life of Alexander the Great
It is a lovely thing to live with courage, and to die leaving behind everlasting renown.
