How a weak Balkan kingdom came to rule the known world, by a fine narrative historian.
Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors
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£35.00
Edition:Hardback978178497870903/09/2020
Categories: 02. Books for Christmas 2020: History, Archaeology & Classics, Books for Christmas 2020, History
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient history, Ancient warfare, Biography: historical, political and military, Classical World, Collected biographies, Historical states, empires and regions, Kings & Queens, Macedonia, Political leaders and leadership
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