Summary

Alexander was one of the best military leaders history has ever known, conquering most of the world known to the Greeks despite dying at a young age. His conquests set the stage for the dispersal of Greek ideas and philosophies throughout the world. Read more about his remarkable rise to power and rule over a vast empire.

Specifications

Full-color and black-and-white photographs and illustrations. Maps. Chronology. Further reading. Index.

About the Author(s)

Samuel Willard Crompton first heard of Cyrus as a boy and has long been fascinated with the story of this great leader. The author or editor of more than 40 books, he has written extensively with Chelsea House, including Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar. Crompton is a major contributor to the American National Biography, which is intended to be the standard American biographical source for years to come. He teaches history at Westfield State College and Holyoke Community College, both in his native western Massachusetts.

Introduction by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Albert Schweitzer Professor of the Humanities, City University of New York; winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History and for Biography