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The Conquests of Alexander the Great

Waldemar Heckel author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:29th Mar '12

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Heckel engagingly and with great detail, shows us how Alexander earned his appellation, The Great.

Tracing the rise and eventual fall of one of the most successful military commanders in history, Heckel engagingly and with great detail shows us how Alexander earned his appellation, The Great.In this book, Waldemar Heckel traces the rise and eventual fall of one of the most successful military commanders in history. In 325 BCE, Alexander and his conquering army prepared to return home, after overcoming everything in their path: armies, terrain, climate, all invariably hostile. Little did they know that within two years their beloved king would be dead and their labours seemingly wasted. Tracing the rise and eventual fall of one of the most successful military commanders in history, Heckel engagingly and with great detail shows us how Alexander earned his appellation, The Great.

'Heckel has given us a well-written and sensible book, with a good selection of facts and problems having to do with Alexander's reign and the wars he fought.' Classical Journal

ISBN: 9781107645394

Dimensions: 215mm x 138mm x 13mm

Weight: 350g

240 pages