Alexander's Tomb: The Two-thousand Year Obsession to Find the Lost Conquerer (Paperback)
$14.21 - Save $4.47 23% off - RRP $18.68 Free delivery worldwide (to United States and
all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 7 days | |Short Description for Alexander's Tomb Combining cinematic drama and a historical narrative, this book documents the search for the tomb of Alexander the Great. It is the story of a momentous and unexplained death, multiple burials, and the seemingly never-ending quest for a man-god's final resting place.
Full description- Publisher: BASIC BOOKS
- Published: 24 April 2007
- Format: Paperback 320 pages
- See: Full bibliographic data
- Categories: European History | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Classical History / Classical Civilisation | Archaeology | Classical Greek & Roman Archaeology
- ISBN 13: 9780465072033 ISBN 10: 0465072038
- Sales rank: 1,073,153
Other books
Full description for Alexander's Tomb
Combining cinematic drama and a sprawling historical narrative, this gripping history is the first book to document the search for the tomb of Alexander the Great. Alexander the Great is a towering figure in world history - his military genius and flamboyant personality have perhaps never been surpassed. But despite our long-held fascination with him, we have no idea where he is buried. The search for Alexander's tomb began soon after his untimely death in 323 B.C. and continues even today. The epic pursuit of the tomb spans continents and centuries, and involves some of history's most iconic figures. This is the story not of a brief and spectacular life, but of a momentous and unexplained death, multiple burials, and the seemingly never-ending quest for a man-god's final resting place. The journey ties together marvelous, seemingly disparate moments in history, from the Moslem invasion of Alexandria in 641 to Napoleon's great defeat in the Battle of the Nile. Nicholas Saunders gives us intriguing and fresh portraits of familiar figures like Napoleon, Julius Caesar, and Howard Carter. Bringing together thousands of years of speculation, as well as new questions about the ramifications of actually solving the puzzle, "Alexander's Tomb" is a fascinating look at one of archaeology's greatest mysteries.
