Product Description

Famously tutored by Aristotle, Alexander ruthlessly established himself as Macedonian king in the 300s BC, setting about continuing his father's wars against the Persian Empire (for their attacks on Greek City states 150 years before.) Astride his horse Bucephalus, he embarked on his great eastern campaigns in which he conquered most of the known world, as far as India, taking Greek language and culture with him. He never returned, dying of a fever in Babylon at the age of 32. An incredible story of a brilliant military tactician who is bent on taking over the world. Taking part in battles and sieges galore, Alex even finds himself up against an army of 326 elephants...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #92515 in Books
• Published on: 2005-10-24
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

Customer Reviews

A good, witty book for the older child.
From the popular DEAD FAMOUS series of books `Alexander the Great and his Claim to Fame`.

`You might have heard of Alexander the Great, but how much do you know about him? For a start, why was he so great? Just what is his claim to fame?
Over the centuries, thousands of books have been written about Alexander and sometimes his exploits have been exaggerated and turned into legendary adventures.
Without a doubt, Alexander was a brilliant military leader and for some people that's enough for him to down in history as genuinely 'great'. But others argue................'


176 pages, split into chapters:-

Introduction
Little Alex
School days
Happy families
Alex takes charge
The great expedition
Flat Tyre
Land of the Pharaohs
By the rivers of Babylon
Lord of all Asia
The going gets tough
To the ends of the earth
Homeward bound
A whole bunch of weddings
After Alex

Witty and appealing cover cartoon opens to a well-written book, in a variety of fonts with humorous black and white cartoon illustrations throughout, finishing with a map of 'Alexander's Route'.
This is a good read for an older child.