Bibliotheca historica library of world history, written in greek by the sicilian historian diodorus siculus, from which book 17 relates the conquests of alexander, based almost entirely on cleitarchus and hieronymus of cardia. The empire of alexander the great was one of the largest in history. The true story of alexander the great king of the ancient greek kingdom of macedon and member. Alexander had no part in the murder of his father, although he may have resented him because he neglected olympias for another wife. He was the author of a work describing the campaigns of alexander the great. Diodorus quintus curtius justins trogus epitome also. Alexander the great conquered most of the known world and remained undefeated in battle throughout his life. You may wonder, said arrian in his introduction to his biography why i am writing another book on alexander the great when there have been. World history surrounding alexander the great alexander s legacy was quickly made, briefly lived, and has lasted to this day. Were featuring a threepart history of wwii as one book because an article about 10 books.
Alexander the great was an ancient macedonian ruler and one of historys greatest military minds who, as king of macedonia and persia, established the. It is the oldest surviving greek source 1st century bc. Hourly history devlopes a large number of well written, fact filled, and concise meant to be read in one hour historic accounts of important people, events, battles, wars, revolutions, movements and ages. The goal of this novel is to ensure that you can gain the quick history of alexander the great and his many compliments in a condensed format. If you want to know exactly everything about alexander the great this is probably a good book. Alexander the great a life from beginning to end is a novel from hourly history that includes a complete military biography of the history of alexander the great. The ted talk puts in perspective just how much has. From mary beard on ancient rome to tales of soviet espionage, delve into the past with these recently published works. This list of the best history books includes bestsellers, pulizter prize winners and editors picks from distinguished historians and biographers. The death of alexander the great and subsequent related events have been the subjects of debates. The five main surviving accounts are by arrian, plutarch, diodorus siculus, quintus curtius rufus, and justin. In this superb book, tom brokaw goes out across the country to tell, through the stories of individual men and women, the.
I have found books about napoleon in french im french so i will read them in a few months. He spent most of his ruling years on an unprecedented military campaign through asia and northeast africa, and he created one of the largest empires of the ancient world by the. Historiae alexandri magni is a biography of alexander the great written by roman historian quintus curtius rufus, dating to the 1st century. Richard stoneman is honorary fellow of the university of exeter and widely acknowledged as the foremost expert globally on the myths of alexander. List of books and articles about alexander the great. Alexander advanced gradually and conquered territory by territory until darius, the great king of persia, was forced to come out himself to face alexander. Alexander the great or alexander iii, 356323 bc, king of macedon, conqueror of much of asia. Arrian, greek historian and philosopher who was one of the most distinguished authors of the 2ndcentury roman empire. There are numerous surviving ancient greek and latin sources on alexander the great, king of macedon, as well as some asian texts. This is a great book for those interested in military warfare. We see it in the news every day leaders, heroes, tyrants, and even reality star presidential candidates claim that they are great. Titled anabasis, presumably in order to recall xenophons work of that title, it describes alexander s.
After alexander s death, his empire was divided into three parts led by three of his former generals. A history of greece to the death of alexander the great. Books about alexander the great, he was a prince, a conquer, a commander and a king score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Alexander the great was an ancient macedonian ruler and one of historys greatest military minds who, as king of macedonia and persia, established the largest empire the ancient world had ever seen. In addition to these five main sources, there is the metz epitome, an anonymous late latin work that narrates alexander s campaigns from hyrcania to india. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Unfortunately the story is lost in minutiae, such as the culture of tribesmen in inner macedonia or some random tomb and all its history that alexander happened to pass by. An army wins through its stomach and supplies and this book explains how alexander conquered this unseen enemy. There have been many that have come through the sands of time proclaiming their own greatness. This had been philips dream and alexander s inheritance, and he wasted no time in beginning.
Alexander the great and the logistics of the macedonian army nachdr. His book provides the definitive account of the legends of alexander the great a powerful leader in life and an even more powerful figure in the history of literature and ideas. Youth and kingship the son of philip ii of macedon and olympias, he had aristotle as his tutor and was given a classical education. Pressfield has uniquely embedded himself into the personality of alexander the great in the virtues of war, lifting alexander fully to life. Fire from heaven by mary renault, alexander the great by robin lane fox, the persian boy by mary renault, the campa. It formed part of the research institute at alexandria in egypt that is known as the alexandrian museum. Bringing together leading experts in the field, this book combines traditional scholarship with contemporary research to examine a number of intriguing subjects in alexander studies. At age 16, she married karl ulrich later peter iii, the heir to the throne of russia.
The ten best history books of 2019 history smithsonian magazine. Our favorite titles of the year resurrect forgotten histories and help explain how we got to where we are today. This work is a narrative, alexander telling the history of his battles to his brotherinlaw itanes, a brother of alexander s bride roxanne. Our history book recommendations are currently organized by time period ancient, medieval, modern, contemporary or around important events or key historical. The most influential books in history, best womanauthored books, best feminist books, best history books nonfiction, wellwritten holocau. I do not want to read raw historical books because that would be too boring for my liking. Could someone recommend a good book about alexander the. Alexander the great history channel documentary youtube. He was born in pella in 356 bc and succeeded his father philip ii to the throne at the age of twenty. The essential history of alexander the great, compelling and brilliantly realized alexander the great 356323 bc, who led the macedonian army to victory in egypt, syria, persia and india, was perhaps the most successful conqueror the world has ever seen. The celebrated macedonian king has been one of the most enduring figures in history. A new history combines traditional scholarship with contemporary research to offer an innovative treatment of one of history s most famous figures.
The best history books five books expert recommendations. But as historical fiction goes this book ranks among the very best. Examines our past, explains our present, imagines our. One of the best books on alexander, is peter green, alexander of macedon. Bury wrote his history of greece before world war i, but it was such a good overview of classical greek history that the third edition was. Library of alexandria, the most famous library of classical antiquity. But alexander had more important concernsnamely, the persian expedition. We first heard about the concept of big history in a ted talk by the author of this book, david christian. Now, i want to read books about alexander the great and napoleon bonaparte. This book is a short history of alexander the great, produced by hourly history. Shortly after ulrich ascended the throne, catherine led a successful rebellion against him. A new history offers an innovative treatment of one of historys most famous figures. Alexander the great is one of the latest, most updated, and contemporary books on the life of the ancient, macedonian king, who would extend his empire from a little slide of land in greece through persia, egypt, all the way to india, forming the greatest empire the ancient world had ever seen. Start studying history alive chapter 30 alexander the great.
Im looking for some advice to find books about alexander the great. Campaigns of alexander anabasis complete audiobook 12 hours in english macedonia. The author knows a great deal about alexander the great. According to a babylonian astronomical diary, alexander died between the evening of june 10 and the evening of june 11, 323 bc, at the age of thirtytwo.