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Philip and Alexander : kings and conquerors

Goldsworthy, Adrian Keith, author

2020

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\"Alexander the Great's conquests staggered the world. He led his army across thousands of miles, from northern Greece to modern Pakistan, overthrowing the greatest empires of his time and building a new one in their place. He led from the front and was often wounded. He claimed to be the son of a god, but he was actually the son of Philip II. In Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors, classical historian Adrian Goldsworthy argues that without the work and influence of his father, it is very doubtful that Alexander would have achieved so much. Philip II of Macedon is often remembered as an old man, one-eyed and lame from wounds. But he was young and inexperienced when he came to power. Philip inherited a minor kingdom that was on the verge of being dismembered. He succeeded in making Macedonia dominant throughout Greece and preparing Alexander to lead his army into war against Persia. Philip, Goldsworthy shows, created the armies that won Alexander's victories. A bold new interpretation, Philip and Alexander will be the definitive dual biography of two men who together reshaped the ancient world.\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Basic Books
• Subject: Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. / Philip II, King of Macedonia, 382 B.C.-336 B.C. / Generals Greece Biography. / Armies Macedonia History. / Greece Kings and rulers Biography. / Greece History Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C. / Macedonia Kings and rulers Biography. / Macedonia History To 168 B.C. / Macedonia History, Military.
• ISBN: 9781541646698

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
DF233.8.A44 G65 2020	1	BOOK	WAITINSERT