For nearly two and a half millennia, Alexander the Great has loomed over history as a legend'and an enigma. Wounded repeatedly but always triumphant in battle, he conquered most of the known world, only to die mysteriously at the age of thirty-two. In his day he was revered as a god; in our day he h
Alexander: The Ambiguity of Greatness
โ Scribed by Rogers, Guy Maclean
- Book ID
- 110306447
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 3 MB
- Category
- Fiction
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