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The Young Alexander: The Making of Alexander the Great Paperback – October 3, 2023

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‘Popular history at its very best, thought-provoking and accessible. Underpinned by serious research, and written with panache, it summons up a vanished world’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

This is an astonishing new account of Alexander the Great – one of the most important figures of the ancient world, whose earlier years have until now been a mystery.

Alexander the Great’s story often reads like fiction: son to a snake-loving mother and a battle-scarred father; tutored by Aristotle; a youth from the periphery of the Greek world who took part in his first campaign aged sixteen, becoming king of Macedon at twenty and king of Asia by twenty-five; leading his armies into battle like a Homeric figure.

Each generation has peered through the frosted glass of history and come to their own conclusion about Alexander, be it enlightened ruler, military genius, megalomaniac, drunkard or despot. Yet the first two decades of his life have until now been a mystery – a matter of legend and myth. This extraordinary history draws on new discoveries in archaeology to tell the early story of Alexander and his rise – including detail on the tempestuous relationship between Alexander’s parents, Philip and the Molossian princess Olympias, his education by Aristotle and the strict military training which would serve him so well in later years. And more than ever, it emerges, the story of Alexander’s reign confronts us with difficult questions that are still relevant today – of the relationship between East and West, the legacy of colonialism and the impacts of authoritarian rule.

Drawing together startling modern archaeological discoveries, this book brings Alexander’s ancient world back into focus. With each fragment of this shattered past, excavated by shovel, pick and trowel, a new history is being written. The forgotten story of young Alexander is being unearthed.

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    512 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    William Collins
  4. Publication date
    October 3, 2023
  5. Dimensions
    5.06 x 1.56 x 7.8 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0008284431
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0008284435
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‘The Young Alexander is popular history at its very best, thought-provoking and accessible. Underpinned by serious research, and written with panache, it summons up a vanished world.’
Sunday Telegraph, FIVE STARS

‘As a colourful and learned evocation of the great conqueror’s shaping boyhood it’s a wonderful read’
Daily Mail

‘Lively … Alex Rowson has produced an absorbing re-creation of the early years’
The Times

‘Securely anchored to archaeological sites – so evocatively described I was tempted to pack my bag and grab my passport on more than one occasion – and suffused with well-researched historical detail. There is no reason why history cannot double as entertainment, in fact there’s an argument to be had that it should. Rowson achieves this in spades’
Archaeology Worldwide

About the Author

Alex Rowson is a writer and award-winning TV producer who has worked on some of the most successful ancient history and archaeology programmes of recent times, including Richard III: The King in the Car Park (C4), Time Team (C4) and Digging for Britain (BBC4). As well as Greece, he has studied and worked in the UK, Italy, Peru and Egypt, and both his writing and photography have been widely published.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ William Collins (October 3, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 512 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0008284431
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0008284435
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.06 x 1.56 x 7.8 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb !
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2023
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Excellent look at the Young Alexander and what people and circumstances shaped him into being the conqueror and genius that he became. An excellent biography that probes deeper into Alexander’s early life and mind.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Phenomenal
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2022
This is my first book about Alexander the Great and I am absolutely loving it! This book is beautifully written. It is engaging, with high quality detail not just about Alexander himself but about the people who surrounded him and the cultures that shaped him.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great! Highly recommended.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 20, 2022
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I have read much about Alexander the Great - both classical and modern, fact and fiction - but this work adds altogether another dimension to his story.It is full of information and interesting interpretations, and is written in an easy flowing style.It gives, in my opinion, a fully rounded picture of the man himself, his contemporaries and the times in which they all lived.An exciting and gripping read.
Recommend without reservation.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating
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This is the first book in a very long time that is clearly researched in depth, but it is written with passion! The author knows his stuff when it comes to Alexander the Great but it’s the way this detail is intertwined with description and storytelling that really brings alive the people, the places and the subject as a whole. Loved it!
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