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Alexander at the end of the world : the forgotten final years of Alexander the Great / Rachel Kousser.
By 330 B.C.E., Alexander the Great had reached the pinnacle of success. Or so it seemed. He had defeated the Persian ruler Darius III and seized the capital city of Persepolis. His exhausted and traumatized soldiers were ready to return home to Macedonia. Yet Alexander had other plans. He was determined to continue heading east to Afghanistan in search of his ultimate goal: to reach the end of the world. Alexander's unrelenting desire to press on resulted in a perilous seven-year journey through the unknown eastern borderlands of the Persian empire that would test the great conqueror's physical and mental limits. He faced challenges from the natural world, moving through deadly monsoons and extreme temperatures; from a rotating cast of well-matched adversaries, who conspired against him at every turn; and even from his own men, who questioned his motives and distrusted the very beliefs on which Alexander built his empire. This incredible sweep of time, culminating with his death in 323 BC at the age of 32, would come to determine Alexander's legacy and shape the empire he left behind. -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062869685
- ISBN: 006286968X
- Physical Description: viii, 401 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Mariner Books, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-388) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: Alexander's choice -- A city on fire -- The hunt for the great king -- Old friends and new clothes -- Lovers and conspirators -- Epic combat -- Across the Hindu Kush -- Fighting the hydra -- Murder at the feast -- Three banquets and a conspiracy -- Following in the footsteps of the gods -- How to fight an elephant -- Monsoon and mutiny -- The end of the world -- The land of the fish eaters -- A ransacked tomb and a fiery death -- Ninety-two brides -- Demobilization and its discontents -- The death of Patroklos -- Babylon -- Epilogue: Alexander's new world. |
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| Subject: | Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. Military history, Ancient. Explorers > Biography. Greece > Kings and rulers > Biography. Greece > History > Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C. |
| Genre: | Informational works. Biographies. Illustrated works. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County Library-Arnold | BIO ALEXANDE (Text) | 30061100315452 | Biography | Available | - |
| Jefferson County Library-Northwest | BIO ALEXANDE (Text) | 30051100315461 | Biography | Available | - |
| Jefferson County Library-Windsor | BIO ALEXANDE (Text) | 30065100315479 | Biography | Available | - |
