Alexander the Great : Man and God (Hardcover)

An account of the life of Alexander the Great - his successes and failures, his paranoia, drinking and megalomania. The author describes a King corrupted by power and who, for his own personal ends, sacrificed the empire his father had fought to establish.

He conquered most of the known world and thought himself a god. However, he also died a paranoid, alocholic wreck at the age of 33...after which his entire empire collapsed. So, just how great was Alexander?Hardback was - very - successful. Paperback to be released same time as new Colin Farrell film New material in the paperback on the army and Alexander's treatment of exiles Huge interest in ancient world at the moment driven by "Gladiator, Troy "and multifarious TV programmes and of course specific films and TV on Alexander the Great. There are two new Hollywood films of his life in production. Accessibly written for general reader, not scholar New portrait of the single most important figure of the ancient world - reveals the real Alexander, waste and all. Fascinating account of a massively colourful if ultimately destructive life Provides new interpretations of the question of Alexander's corruption and paranoia Fully illustrated - brings alive the age as well as the man