By the Spear: Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the Rise and Fall of the ... - Ian Worthington - Google Books

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Alexander the Great is arguably one of the best known and most exciting figures from antiquity. He waged war as a Homeric hero and lived as one, conquering native peoples and territories on a superhuman scale. From the time he invaded Asia in 334 to his…