The history of alexander the great book

Alexander the greats empire stretched from the balkans to modernday pakistan. More fully title is historiarum alexandri magni macedonis libri qui supersunt, all the books that survive of the histories of alexander the great of macedon. Fire from heaven by mary renault, alexander the great by robin lane fox, the persian boy by mary renault, the campa. Alexander the great history channel documentary duration. He was under the able i would say that this is the best book that i have read up to date in this year. Historiae alexandri magni is a biography of alexander. It is the oldest surviving greek source 1st century bc. Book i and ii are missing, along with any introduction that might have been. The book was easytoread and gave me the first understandings of why this man was called the great. If you are a history buff, especially from the persian and greek times, then you are probably a reader of books about alexander the great. His book focuses on alexanders ambition and his military campaigns.

The history of the life and reign of alexander the great. Alexander the great was an ancient macedonian ruler and one of historys greatest military minds who before his death established a powerful, immense empire. Historiae alexandri magni is a biography of alexander the great written by roman historian quintus curtius rufus, dating to the 1st century. Maclean rogers in his book alexander random house, 2004. Creating a top ten list for books on alexander the great is not easy, since few ancient historical figures have been written about as much. Alexander is called alexander the great mainly because of his many conquests, which are like large military battles where one side takes over the other. The essential history of alexander the great, compelling a. I found myself staying up way later than i anticipated because i could. Overlook press, 2004 paul cartledge is one of the foremost experts on ancient greece. You may wonder, said arrian in his introduction to his biography why i am writing another book on alexander the great when there have. The essential history of alexander the great, compelling and brilliantly realized alexander the great 356323 bc, who led the macedonian army to victory in egypt, syria, persia and india, was perhaps the most successful conqueror the world has ever seen. Alexander the great books meet your next favorite book. Bibliotheca historica library of world history, written in greek by the sicilian historian diodorus siculus, from which book 17 relates the conquests of alexander, based almost entirely on cleitarchus and hieronymus of cardia. My first book on alexander was purchased and read after recommendation from a junior high teacher.