TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bowden,Hugh
TI  - Alexander the Great: a very short introduction 
T2  - Very short introductions
SN  - 9780198706151
AV  - R AC 5 V573
U1  - 081 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Alexander,
KW  - Generals
KW  - Greece
KW  - Biography
KW  - Kings and rulers
KW  - History
KW  - Macedonian expansion, 359-323 B.C
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -