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Alexander the Great

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Alexander the Great was undefeated in battle and is considered to be one of history’s most successful military commanders. In 336 BCE Alexander died when he was only thirty two. His military campaigns had swept across Ancient Greece, through Asia Minor, Arabia, Persia, Egypt and North Africa to North West India, forging one of the largest empires in recorded history.He was undefeated in battle and is widely considered to be one of history’s most successful military commanders. This new series is created for the modern reader to introduce the heroes, cultures, myths and religions of former times. 10 b/w illustrations

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Weight 176 g
Dimensions 130 × 198 mm
ISBN

9781839649943

Dimensions

130 x 198 mm

Book Type

Paperback / softback

Author

Alexandra F. Morris

Author Bio

Alexandra F. Morris (Introduction), originally from South Salem, New York, is a PhD researcher in history and a Module Tutor at Teesside University, UK. Her doctoral research focuses on disability during the Hellenistic & Ptolemaic Periods in ancient Egypt and Greece. She also is interested in Ptolemaic Egypt, Alexander the Great and ancient Egyptian and Greek art, medicine, politics and religious practices. She has an MA in Museum Studies from New York University and an MA in Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations (Egyptology) from the University of Pennsylvania. Her BA is in Archaeological Studies, Anthropology and Art History with minors in Classics and history from SUNY Potsdam. She has cerebral palsy and dyspraxia.

Jackson is General Editor of The World's Greatest Myths and Legends series, with titles including 'Myths of Babylon', 'Indian Myth', 'Egyptian Myth', 'Norse Myth' and 'Polynesian Island Myth'. He is editor of 'Myths and Legends' and foreword writer for 'Celtic Myths and Tales'. Other related work includes articles on the Philosophy of Time, 'Macbeth, A Gothic Chaos' and William Blake's use of mythology in his visionary literature.

Number of Pages

256

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