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Barnaby Edwards
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A joint biography that investigates how, during their lifetimes, Philip and Alexander transformed Macedon from a weak kingdom into a globe-spanning empire.
During his short life Alexander the Great carved out an empire stretching from the Balkans to Central India, re-drawing the map of the ancient world. Yet Alexander represents only half of the story, for his success was not just the product of his own genius, restless energy and ambition, but was built on decades of effort by his father. History has portrayed Philip II of Macedon as an old man, one-eyed and limping, whose convenient assassination allowed Alexander the Great to come to power. But there was far more to him than this. Through decades of hard fighting, clever diplomacy and sheer determination, Philip unified his country and conquered Greece.
As authoritative as it is accessible, Philip and Alexander is the latest in a much-praised sequence of essential histories of the ancient world from a master historian.
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- Michael Embree
- 07-07-21
Great Book
Loved this book. Easy to follow along with good narration. Very interesting, especially the parts about Phillip.
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- Lewis
- 25-06-21
Must listen!
Really enjoyed this deep dive into both Peter and Alexander, gives a much better picture of both having the story of both included in one book.
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- Karen
- 29-09-21
Excellent
I Loved the history of Alexander and his father and the narrator was great.
Perfectly enjoyable.
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- Ion
- 20-07-23
Best book on Philip and Alexander
Well narrated and very well written this is the best resource on Philip and Alexander I have come across.
Everything is explained in great detail without feeling tedious and the narration is very clear and calm. Regardless of how much you might know about the two, or if you are new to Greek history this is a great listen and a must for any history fan in my opinion.
What Makedonia managed was a product of the two and their man, and this book will show you how and to some extent, why.
I certainly congratulate Adrian Goldsworthy for it and Barnaby Edwards for the narration.
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- Des Wilson
- 21-03-24
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I found it very interesting for amount of knowledge regarding Philip of Macedonian.
He made the point that without Philip and his reshaping the army Alexander would not have been titled the great.
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- Amazon User
- 12-09-21
A great narration and a clarifying story
For a seemingly historically sound familiarisation with the Macedonian monarchs; this audiobook is good and clear. I am certainly glad it is in my library! A must have for students of history …
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- David Enright
- 07-09-22
Superb book
A wonderfully narrated account of the lives of Philip and Alexander. Both informative and hugely entertaining. I could not recommend it more highly
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- Anonymous User
- 07-04-21
Brilliantly informative and thorough
This is an excellent book for anyone who’s interested in the lives of both Philip and Alexander, very thorough, and I thought that it was read very well.
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- Anonymous User
- 27-02-21
Liked it more than I thought I would
The author didn't get bogged down in too much detail and kept to a story-type narrative throughout.
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- Macstiv
- 08-09-23
detailed without being tedious
I came to this after reading the authors fictional World of Vinlandia.
You can tell from this that the research he does is both comprehensive and impartial. Giving views of different sources that existed, whilst stating that cultural differences to the now mean that things that may be of interest now, were just not important to note by contemporaries.
A very insightful and interesting purchase.
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