Title:
Alexander the Great : a very short introduction / Hugh Bowden.
Author:
Bowden, Hugh.
Publication Information:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Call Number:
DF234 .B69 2014
Abstract:
In 336 BC Alexander the Great became king of Macedon. During his twelve-year reign he conquered the Achaemenid Persian Empire, the largest to have yet existed, and in the process had a profound effect on the world he moved through. In this examination of his life and career, Hugh Bowden explores his cultural and historical legacy.
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9780198706151
Series:
Very short introductions ; 393
Very short introductions ; 393.
Physical Description:
xxii, 120 pages : illustrations, map ; 17 cm.
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Contents:
Before Alexander -- Prince : Alexander in the Macedonian court -- Warrior : Alexander's army -- Commander : Alexander and the Greeks -- Pharaoh : Alexander and Egypt -- King of the world : Alexander and Persia -- Traveller : Alexander in Afghanistan and Pakistan -- Doomed to die : Alexander in Babylon -- After Alexander.
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