The Greek Alexander Romance
$28.81
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
29 June 2006
Summary
Mystery surrounds the parentage of Alexander, the prince born to Queen Olympias. Is his father Philip, King of Macedonia, or Nectanebo, the mysterious sorcerer who seduced the queen by trickery? One thing is certain—the boy is destined to conquer the known world. He grows up to fulfil this prophecy, building a mighty empire that spans from Greece and Italy to Africa and Asia.
Begun soon after the real Alexander’s death and expanded in the centuries that followed, The Greek Alexand…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140445602 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140445609 |
| Author: | Richard Stoneman |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 29 June 2006 |
| Weight: | 157g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 12mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Richard Stoneman
Richard Stoneman is an Oxford trained classicist with a thorough knowledge of ancient Greece, its language and history. He has also published many books on modern Greece and is familiar with the sources from the Middle Ages and the modern period. He is the author of A Literary Companion to Travel in Greece, A Traveller’s History of Turkey, and A Luminous Land- Artists Discover Greece. He is a frequent visitor to Greece and gets withdrawal symptoms if he doesn’t go to Athens at least once a year.
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