Alexander the Great--On the Front Line of the Empire

Author: (French) Briant.P, Wu Yuantian
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Publishing Date: 1999-12-01
Features: In the spring of 334 BC, Alexander the Great, the 22-year-old king of Macedon, led an army of 50,000 into Asia Minor, conquered Persia, and advanced as far as Afghanistan and India. Alexander was always on the front lines of the map, more of a warrior than his soldiers, and more skilled in politics than his enemies. Over a decade and across tens of thousands of miles, Alexander failed to merge the East with the West but had already opened a path for the Greek world. This book includes many color illustrations.