01674cam a2200313 4500 4444 20230411085744.0 060907s2014 nyu eng funglode4476 9780198706151 R AC 5 V573 081 GRAL Bowden, Hugh. Alexander the Great : a very short introduction / Hugh Bowden. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2014. xxii, 120 p. ; 18 cm. Very short introductions ; n.393 Includes bibliographical references (page 109-112) and index. Before Alexander -- Prince : Alexander in the Macedonian court -- Warrior : Alexander's army -- Commander : Alexander and the Greeks -- Pharaoh : Alexander and Egypt -- King of the world : Alexander and Persia -- Traveller : Alexander in Afghanistan and Pakistan -- Doomed to die : Alexander in Babylon -- After Alexander. In 336 BC Alexander the Great became king of Macedon. During his twelve-year reign he conquered the Achaemenid Persian Empire, the largest to have yet existed, and in the process had a profound effect on the world he moved through. In this examination of his life and career, Hugh Bowden explores his cultural and historical legacy. Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. Generals Greece Biography. Greece Kings and rulers Biography. Greece History Macedonian expansion, 359-323 B.C. Very short introductions n.393 Very short introductions ; 393. lcc bk 107023 107023 0 0 lcc 0 0 REF BJB BJB REF 2019-02-17 0 R AC 5 V573 00000078510 2019-02-17 00:00:00 1 2019-02-17 bk