| Alexander the Great Contributor(s): Cartledge, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 1400079195 ISBN-13: 9781400079193 Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2005 Annotation: In time to coincide with the release of the motion picture directed by Oliver Stone comes a biography on the infamous Macedonian king and conqueror. Author Cartledge is academic consultant on the forthcoming Discovery Channel documentary "Becoming Alexander." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Military - History | Ancient - Greece |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2005042326 |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.3" W x 7.98" (0.75 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Alexander the Great is the towering hero of the classical world: a fearless general, the conqueror of the Persians, and the visionary ruler of a vast empire. In this seminal biography, Paul Cartledge, one of the world's foremost scholars of ancient Greece, gives us the most reliable and intimate portrait of the man himself. Cartledge brilliantly evokes Alexander's remarkable political and military accomplishments, cutting through the myths to show why he was such a great leader. He explores our endless obsession with Alexander and gives us insight into both his capacity for brutality and his sensitive grasp of international politics. As he brings Alexander vividly to life, Cartledge also captures his enduring impact on world history and culture. |