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  Alexander the Great: The Hunt for a New Past (Vintage) (Paperback) By (author) Professor Paul Cartledge

  

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  Short Description for Alexander the GreatIn 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."
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  • Publisher: Vintage Books USA
  • Published: 01 November 2005
  • Format: Paperback 368 pages
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  • Categories: Biography: Historical, Political & Military | Classical History / Classical Civilisation
  • ISBN 13: 9781400079193 ISBN 10: 1400079195
  • Sales rank: 640,947

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• Paul Cartledge, one of the world's foremost scholars of ancient Greece, illuminates the brief but iconic life of Alexander (356-323 BC), king of Macedon, conqueror of the Persian Empire, and founder of a new world order. Alexander's legacy has had a major impact on military tacticians, scholars, statesmen, adventurers, authors, and filmmakers. 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 fascination with Alexander and gives us insight into his charismatic leadership, his capacity for brutality, and his sophisticated grasp of international politics. Alexander the Great is an engaging portrait of a fascinating man, and a welcome balance to the myths, legends, and often skewed history that have obscured the real Alexander.