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Alexander the Great in His World

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Alexander the Great is likely one of the most celebrated figures of antiquity. On this book, Carol G. Thomas places this powerful figure inside the context of his time, place, culture, and ancestry to be able to discover what influences shaped his life and career.

The book begins with an exploration of the Macedonia that conditioned the lives of its inhabitants. It also traces such influences on Alexander’s life as his royal Argead ancestry, his father, Philip II, and his mother, Olympias. The writer examines Alexander’s engagement with Greek culture, especially his relationship with Aristotle, and contemplates how other societal factors – especially the highly militarized Macedonian kingdom and the nature of Macedonia’s relationship with neighboring states – contributed to his achievement.

What was once the significance of these influences at the man who succeeded in conquering a number of the known world from the Adriatic Sea to the Indus River? The writer specializes in this query in exploring ancient landscapes and resurrecting key figures from antiquity to be able to penetrate the motivation, goals, and inner being of Alexander the Great.

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