Philip and Alexander
Philip and Alexander

Author: Adrian Goldsworthy

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 2020-10-13

Total Pages: 587

ISBN-13: 046509550X

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This definitive biography of one of history's most influential father-son duos tells the story of two rulers who gripped the world -- and their rise and fall from power. Alexander the Great's conquests staggered the world. He led his army across thousands of miles, overthrowing the greatest empires of his time and building a new one in their place. He claimed to be the son of a god, but he was actually the son of Philip II of Macedon. Philip inherited a minor kingdom that was on the verge of dismemberment, but despite his youth and inexperience, he made Macedonia dominant throughout Greece. It was Philip who created the armies that Alexander led into war against Persia. In Philip and Alexander, classical historian Adrian Goldsworthy shows that without the work and influence of his father, Alexander could not have achieved so much. This is the groundbreaking biography of two men who together conquered the world.

The Statesman in Plutarch's Works, Volume II: The Statesman in Plutarch's Greek and Roman Lives
The Statesman in Plutarch's Works, Volume II: The Statesman in Plutarch's Greek and Roman Lives

Author: Lukas de Blois

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2017-07-31

Total Pages: 415

ISBN-13: 9047405196

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This volume presents the second half of the proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of the International Plutarch Society (2002). The selected papers are divided by theme in sections concentrating on statesmen and statesmanship in Plutarch's Greek and Roman Lives. The volume bears witness to the ongoing, wide-ranging interest in Plutarch's biographies.