
Alexander the Great
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Narrated by:
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Michael Page
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By:
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Philip Freeman
Alexander was born into the royal family of Macedonia, the kingdom that would soon rule over Greece. Tutored as a boy by Aristotle, Alexander had an inquisitive mind that would serve him well when he faced formidable obstacles during his military campaigns. Shortly after taking command of the army, he launched an invasion of the Persian Empire, and continued his conquests as far south as the deserts of Egypt and as far east as the mountains of present-day Pakistan and the plains of India.
In his lively and authoritative biography of Alexander, Philip Freeman describes Alexander's astonishing achievements and provides insight into the mercurial character of the great conqueror. Alexander could be petty and magnanimous, cruel and merciful, impulsive and farsighted. Above all, he was ferociously, intensely competitive and could not tolerate losing - which he rarely did.
As Freeman explains, without Alexander, the influence of Greece on the ancient world would surely not have been as great as it was, even if his motivation was not to spread Greek culture for beneficial purposes, but instead to unify his empire.
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The only (minor) criticism I have of the book is it’s reference to Alexander the Great in the book of Daniel. I do agree he is referenced in Biblical prophecy, but I believe the author interpreted the prophecy in Daniel 7 incorrectly. That prophecy was almost certainly referring to the Romans, which was the fourth and final kingdom in this series of prophecies. I can only imagine the author prescribes to the revisionist notion that the Bible is not inspired, the side effect of which is an incorrect ordering of the empires prophesied about in Daniel. The traditional and common sense view is that the Greeks were the third kingdom in the series. A more fitting (and also striking) prophecy in this light would be the eighth chapter of Daniel, which would have been a much better example to use!
Excellent Book!
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Fantastic book
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