Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the Bloody Fight for His Empire by James Romm

Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the Bloody Fight for His Empire

James Romm

361 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction biography history adventurous challenging informative fast-paced

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When Alexander the Great died at the age of thirty-two, his empire stretched from the Adriatic Sea in the west all the way to modern-day India in the east. In an unusual compromise, his two heirs—a mentally damaged half brother, Philip III, and an...

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