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Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great is as famed for his hedonistic lifestyle as his military genius.
Though he ruled for just 13 years, Alexander the Great is as famed for his hedonistic lifestyle as his military genius.
But how did he become one of the best-known military leaders in history? What inspired such loyalty among his troops? And what drove this young man in his endless quest to conquer the known world?
This is a Short History of Alexander the Great.
Written by Linda Harrison. With thanks to author Philip Freeman, a professor of humanities at Pepperdine University, Malibu.
