At eighteen Alexander had conquered mainland Greece, was crowned King of Macedonia at twenty and by twenty-six he had made himself master of the once mighty Persian Empire. By the time of his death, aged only thirty-three, in 323BCE he was ruler of the known world and was being worshipped as a god by the Greeks, both at Babylon, where he died, and further west, among the Greek cities of the Asiatic seaboard. The fruit of a lifetime's scholarship and meticulous research, this is an outstanding biography of one of the most remarkable rulers in history. 'A hugely impressive portrait of a towering but enigmatic figure' Saul David, Sunday Telegraph 'A revealing, often enthralling search ...[a] restless, exhilarating book' Observer 'Fascinating...blends all the pleasures of Hollywood epic with those of a subtle and deeply intriguing detective tale' Tom Holland, author of Rubicon 'Alexander the Great provides an endless fount both of amazement and of speculation. This gripping book examines the legends as well as the life. Most interestingly, it invites the reader to participate in the difficult task of separating the fact from the fiction' Norman Davies

保罗·卡特利奇

著名古典学家。曾就读于牛津大学，并获得牛津大学博士学位。自1979年起执教于剑桥大学，是该校古典文学院(希腊历史专业的教授，同时在剑桥大学卡莱尔学院担任教职。著述等身，近期的著作包括：《插图本剑桥古希腊史》；《希腊人：文明的熔炉》；《斯巴达和拉科尼亚：从公元前1300至前362年的区域史》；《希腊人：自我与他者的肖像；《斯巴达人：一部英雄的史诗》；《亚历山大大帝：寻找新的历史》；《温泉关：改变世界的战役》。曾主编两套丛书并兼任三种学术刊物的编辑；达克沃斯出版社的古代历史顾问。伦敦古物专家学会会员。曾荣获希腊共和国颁发的“金十字”荣誉勋章。2004年，他被斯巴达授予荣誉市民称号，以表彰他在斯巴达历史研究领域中所作出的杰出贡献。