{"product_id":"the-history-of-alexander-by-quintus-curtius-rufus-9780140444124","title":"The History of Alexander","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA compelling narrative of the life of the greatest conqueror of all time—Alexander the Great.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlexander the Great\u003c\/em\u003e (356-323 BC), who led the Macedonian army to victory in Egypt, Syria, Persia, and India, was perhaps the most successful conqueror the world has ever seen. Yet although no other individual has attracted so much speculation across the centuries, Alexander himself remains an enigma.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCurtius' \u003cem\u003eHistory\u003c\/em\u003e offers a great deal of information unobtainable from other sources of the time. A compelling narrative of a turbulent era, the work recounts events on a heroic scale, detailing court intrigue, stirring speeches, and brutal battles—among them, those of Macedonia's great war with Persia, which was to culminate in Alexander's final triumph over King Darius and the defeat of an ancient and mighty empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt also provides by far the most plausible and haunting portrait of Alexander we possess—a brilliantly realized image of a man ruined by constant good fortune in his youth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46380129550572,"sku":"9780140444124","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27329013482237.jpg?v=1744843525","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-history-of-alexander-by-quintus-curtius-rufus-9780140444124","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}