The Young Alexander

SKU: 9780008284435
The Young Alexander

The Young Alexander

SKU: 9780008284435
Author: Alex Rowson
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Drawing together startling modern archaeological discoveries, this book brings Alexander's ancient world back into focus. With each fragment of this shattered past, excavated by shovel, pick and trowel, a new history is being written. The forgotten story of young Alexander is being unearthed.
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This is an astonishing new account of Alexander the Great one of the most important figures of the ancient world, whose earlier years have until now been a mystery.

Alexander the Great's story often reads like fiction: son to a snake-loving mother and a battle-scarred father; tutored by Aristotle; a youth from the periphery of the Greek world who took part in his first campaign aged sixteen, becoming king of Macedon at twenty and king of Asia by twenty-five; leading his armies into battle like a Homeric figure.

Each generation has peered through the frosted glass of history and come to their conclusion about Alexander, be it an enlightened ruler, military genius, megalomaniac, drunkard, or despot. Yet the first two decades of his life have until now been a mystery - a matter of legend and myth. This extraordinary history draws on discoveries in archaeology to tell the early story of Alexander and his rise including details on the tempestuous relationship between Alexander's parents, Philip and the Molossian princess Olympias, his education by Aristotle, and the strict military training which would serve him so well in later years. And more than ever, it emerges, the story of Alexander's reign confronts us with difficult questions that are still relevant today the relationship between East and West, the legacy of colonialism, and the impacts of authoritarian rule.

Age Range: 18+
Publisher Date: 13/04/2023
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Pages: 512
Language: English

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