A través de Troya, Egipto y Persia, expandió su imperio, conquistó tierras y arrasó ejércitos enteros. También fue embajador de conocimientos políticos y avances sociales. Fue un conquistador ilustrado e inteligente y, a su muerte, dejó un vacío político que desgajó su imperio en pequeños reinos, huérfanos de su sabiduría.

The extended notes to Renault's Alexander trilogy. An excellent companion to that series. The text is accompanied by many full-page photographs. The introduction, about the legends and the propaganda that arose after Alexander's death is perhaps the best part of the book. ( )

This book is really entertaining and readable, but Renault has such a huge bias in favor of Alexander that I'm suspicious in terms of accuracy. ( )

This book is really entertaining and readable, but Renault has such a huge bias in favor of Alexander that I'm suspicious in terms of accuracy. ( )

I don't generally read non-fiction books, but this biography is so well-written that you can almost forget that it is factual. ( )