Author: Mary Renault
Year: 1969
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Historical fiction, Classic, Gay, War/Military
Culture: Greece
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ISBNs:
9780375726828
0375726829 |
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Alexander the Great died at the age of thirty-three, leaving behind an empire that stretched from Greece and Egypt to India and a new cosmopolitan model for western civilisation.
In Alexander's childhood, his defiant character was molded into the makings of a king. His mother, Olympias, and his father, King Philip of Macedon, fought each other for their son's loyalty, teaching Alexander politics and vengeance from the cradle. His love for the youth Hephaistion, on whom he depended for he rest of his life, taught him trust, whilst Aristotle's tutoring provoked his mind and Homer's
fuelled his aspirations. He killed his first man in battle at the age of twelve and became the commander of Macedon's cavalry at eighteen - by the time his father was murdered and he acceded to the throne, Alexander's skills had grown to match his fiery ambition.
This book is part of the "Alexander the Great" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "Queen of the Amazons"
First published in 2004
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 | "Funeral Games"
First published in 1981
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 | "The Persian Boy"
First published in 1972
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