Valerio Massimo Manfredi, a historian and archaelogist writes down a trilogy on the life of Alexander the Great. This is the last volume of the trilogy. Manfredi recreates Alexander's world, his military campaigns and his family life. Alexander increases his army, fights battles, expands his kingdom but is never satisfied and so he moves on. His military exploits through Persia, Jerusalem and India provide a picture of the bloody civil wars. There are numerous insights into the kind of person Alexander was and some of his most difficult and ruthless decisions are depicted in this final book. A well-researched novel about the life of Alexander, a leader of unparalleled courage.
