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Alexander the Great: His Life and His Mysterious Death Kindle Edition

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What can we learn from the stunning rise and mysterious death of the ancient world’s greatest conqueror? An acclaimed biographer reconstructs the life of Alexander the Great in this magisterial revisionist portrait.

“[An] infectious sense of narrative momentum . . . Its energy is unflagging, including the verve with which it tackles that teased final mystery about the specific cause of Alexander’s death.”—The Christian Science Monitor

More than two millennia have passed since Alexander the Great built an empire that stretched to every corner of the ancient world, from the backwater kingdom of Macedonia to the Hellenic world, Persia, and ultimately to India—all before his untimely death at age thirty-three. Alexander believed that his empire would stop only when he reached the Pacific Ocean. But stories of both real and legendary events from his life have kept him evergreen in our imaginations with a legacy that has meant something different to every era: in the Middle Ages he became an exemplar of knightly chivalry, he was a star of Renaissance paintings, and by the early twentieth century he’d even come to resemble an English gentleman. But who was he in his own time?

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Alexander the Great, Anthony Everitt judges Alexander’s life against the criteria of his own age and considers all his contradictions. We meet the Macedonian prince who was naturally inquisitive and fascinated by science and exploration, as well as the man who enjoyed the arts and used Homer’s great epic the Iliad as a bible. As his empire grew, Alexander exhibited respect for the traditions of his new subjects and careful judgment in administering rule over his vast territory. But his career also had a dark side. An inveterate conqueror who in his short life built the largest empire up to that point in history, Alexander glorified war and was known to commit acts of remarkable cruelty.

As debate continues about the meaning of his life, Alexander's death remains a  mystery. Did he die of natural causes—felled by a fever—or did his marshals, angered by his tyrannical behavior, kill him? An explanation of his death can lie only in what we know of his life, and Everitt ventures to solve that puzzle, offering an ending to Alexander’s story that has eluded so many for so long.
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"Reads as easily as a novel . . . [Anthony] Everitt has a wealth of anecdotes and two millennia of histories to work with, and he delivers and interprets them flawlessly. Nearly unparalleled insight into the period and the man make this a story for everyone."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Everitt, an expert storyteller, has written a riveting narrative that restores Alexander to his own context--and takes a whack at solving the remaining mysteries. . . . Along the way, he takes us on a spirited passage through the ancient world, from the Balkans to South Asia."--BookPage

"Ancient history expert Everitt attacks the young Macedonian king's astonishing conquests on three continents--Africa, Asia, and Europe--with relish. . . . This detailed account of the intriguing ancient military genius will fascinate military history readers eager to learn more about Alexander's motivation and the lifelong fearlessness that propelled him to near-mythic status."--Publishers Weekly

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"Fascinating history and a great read."--Chicago Sun-Times

"Everitt writes for the informed and the uninformed general reader alike, in a brisk, conversational style, with a modern attitude of skepticism and realism."--The Dallas Morning News

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"An excellent introduction to a critical period in the history of Rome . . . Cicero comes across much as he must have lived."--The Wall Street Journal

"Riveting . . . a clear-eyed biography [offering] vivid lessons about the viciousness that can pervade elected government."--Chicago Tribune

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"Fascinating and brisk to read . . . All the stuff of adventure is here, from court intrigue to roving armies to shipwreck."--The Washington Post Book World

"A narrative of sustained drama and skillful analysis . . . an accomplished biography." --The Philadelphia Inquirer

About the Author

Anthony Everitt, a former visiting professor in the visual and performing arts at Nottingham Trent University, who has written extensively on European culture, is the author of Cicero, Augustus, Hadrian and the Triumph of Rome, The Rise of Rome, and The Rise of Athens. He has as well served as secretary general of the Arts Council of Great Britain. Everitt lives near Colchester, England's first recorded town, founded by the Romans.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07L2HP9N4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Random House (27 Aug. 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 25129 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 456 pages
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Anthony Everitt, visiting professor in the visual and performing arts at Nottingham Trent University, has written extensively on European culture, and is the author of Cicero and Augustus. He has served as secretary general of the Arts Council of Great Britain. Everitt lives near Colchester, England's first recorded town, founded by the Romans.

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  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 March 2023
    A wonderful text on the life and times of Alexander the Great. I have read a number of books on Alexander the Great and this one by the historian Anthony Everitt must rate as one of the best. It is certainly one of the most accessible accounts on the great man’s life, and a book I would recommend.

    I hope you find my review helpful.
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  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 July 2020
    For anyone wanting to discover the story of Alexander the Great then this book really does help the reader get to know the real story behind the man. A great read.
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  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 August 2022
    A very worthwhile read going into all aspects of Alexander’s life and death.
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  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 January 2020
    Well, finally a decent biography of Alexander. Well written and covering the whole story not just slices of an amazing life.
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  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 December 2019
    Great book about phenomenal man.
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  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 September 2024
    If this is your first Alexander Biography, sure.
    But if it isn't. You can skip it. It regurgitates content from other biographies, both ancient and modern; cascades opinions from others that are often times contradicting without offering a critical analysis.

    Worst, it straight out takes ancient anecdotes out of context and mounts it on other events, which the authors seems to like to add drama to the event. (And the author also invents conversation that are no where documented in any historical sources...)

    I wonder if this is a history book or historical fiction at times. Too inaccurate for one and too boring for the other.

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  • John
    5.0 out of 5 stars A full and satisfactory biography on Alexander
    Reviewed in the United States on 14 November 2024
    I love Everitt’s writing style. He does an excellent job of bringing Alexander and his to life in a way that is extremely interesting and engaging.

    This biography is very easy to read and great for a casual reader or more serious students of history which is true for all of Everitt’s books.

    A linear and straight forward biography that is also interesting and introduces the important people in Alexander’s lives without ever getting dull or boring.

    If you’re looking for a full biography and interesting biography on Alexander, this is the one
  • Ryan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Favorite
    Reviewed in the United States on 30 August 2024
    The best book on Alexander aside from Philip and Alexander.
  • Amazon Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good research done on an obscure time in history
    Reviewed in the United States on 9 July 2021
    The author wrote this book being as accurate as he could without leaving out the most important events during Alexander the Great's conquest. He put lots of work into it. What concerned me was that lots of vocabulary I didn't understand, to where I had to constantly refer to a dictionary. Could of used terms easier to understand. Sentence structures were at times a little odd as well. Otherwise, the book is very informative about what happened during this time, the characters involved etc.
  • steven souder
    5.0 out of 5 stars I love history !
    Reviewed in the United States on 8 July 2024
    A great insight as to the lives of the people in that time period.
    Hard for me to comprehend the life style of Greek or Macidonian cultures. I agree that Alexander likely was bred to be a leader , warrior, and King. He did not disappoint me . What a life. scs
  • Steve
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
    Reviewed in the United States on 11 June 2023
    I'm hard to please when it comes to reading books. This is one of my favorite books of all time. It's very well written, except for how some of the battles are explained, but the rest is so good that I give it 5 stars.

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