A Choice of Destinies
By Melissa Scott
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The best novels about Alexander the Great
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By Melissa Scott
The best novels about Alexander the Great
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By Aubrey Menen
The best novels about Alexander the Great
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By Charles River Editors
The city of Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great, or at least named in his honour. And Alexander the Great is responsible for wiping out other fabled cities. Most notably, the ancient Persian city of Persepolis, located in modern-day Iran. Finally, a place you can actually visit! But the massive palace lies in ruins, nowhere near its original splendour with all the statuary and furnishings, and the pomp and majesty of Persia’s kings and courtiers—at the time when Persia was a global superpower.
Around 2,000 years ago, Alexander the Great’s troops looted Persepolis and burned it to the ground.…
The best books on the best places you have never been to
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By Mary Renault
The best novels about Alexander the Great
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By James Romm
It is this book, about the successors of Alexander the Great, that inspired me to write my first novel, the Atlantis Papyrus. It is a great read—the pages feel less like an academic paper and more like an action novel and keeps one’s interest until the very end. I learned about so many fascinating figures in Alexander’s world I had never really known about and the tumultuous years following his death. In my work, I drew inspiration from some of the characters and events depicted in this book.
The best books on Cleopatra and ancient Egypt
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By Jo Graham
The best novels about Alexander the Great
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