Famous for more than two millennia for the amazing deeds that he packed into his short life, King Alexander II of Macedon is the most celebrated figure of classical antiquity. Alexander the Great presents, as a year-by-year chronicle, an intimate and fascinating portrait of the man who, in less than two decades, created the greatest empire the world had ever seen and acquired a semi-mythic status that persists to this day. Drawing on the latest theories and discoveries, the book explores all aspects of Alexander's eventful life and reign.

Previous ed.: 2001. Formerly CIP.