Legends of Alexander the Great

by Richard Stoneman

'How can a man become a god?' So enquired Alexander the Great of the Brahmin sages of India. And how did they reply? 'By doing what it is impossible for a man to do.' And that answer set a keynote for the Conqueror's entire career, which was characterized throughout by Alexander's attempts to achieve the unachievable: to scale the fresh heights and make the incredible real and tangible on earth. He wrestled an Indian monster larger than an elephant,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848857853
• ISBN13: 9781848857858
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

A shortened version of the Greek Alexander Romance

Well worth the time. This is Alexander as superhero as opposed to history, and is quite fun to read. All-in-all, a good read.