EDGE OF THE WORLD: A Fast History of Alexander the Great - Softcover

Hillman, Jonathan C.

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798189658181

Verlag: Independently published, 2026

Inhaltsangabe

Alexander III of Macedon was twenty years old when he inherited his father's throne. He was dead at thirty-two. Everything in between — the conquest of the Persian Empire, a city founded in Egypt that would become one of the ancient world's great intellectual centers, a march all the way to India — happens inside a single, continuous thirteen-year military campaign undertaken by a man who never once went home.

EDGE OF THE WORLD tells that story fast: thirteen turning points, a kingdom his father had already turned into a weapon, and a son who used it to reshape the map of three continents. A knot cut instead of untied. A desert crossing that killed more of his own people than any battle he ever fought. A closest friend whose death may have hastened his own. An army that, after eight years and thousands of miles, finally just said no — and turned an unbeaten conqueror around for the only time in his career.

Written with the pace and voice of a great storyteller rather than a textbook, this is Alexander's life for readers who want the real story — accurate, vivid, and built to move. The book doesn't flatten him into a legend: the same decisiveness that won his greatest victories also killed his own friend in a drunken rage, and the empire he spent thirteen years building came apart within years of his death.

Inside you'll find:
- The thirteen defining turning points of Alexander's life, from his father's assassination to his own sudden death in Babylon
- Seven deeper-dive chapters: his education under Aristotle, the Macedonian war machine, his wives, his relationship with Hephaestion, the dozens of cities he founded, the wars his generals fought over his empire, and the world his conquests left behind
- A cast of characters, a quick-reference timeline, and a glossary

Whether you're new to this history or already know your Gaugamela from your Granicus, EDGE OF THE WORLD moves at a pace that respects your time.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Independently published
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798189658181
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 56
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