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Ghost on the Throne
The Death of Alexander the Great and the Bloody Fight for His Empire
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This book is ideal for readers fascinated by historical fiction rooted in classical history, students of ancient empires, and those intrigued by political intrigue and power struggles in antiquity.
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When Alexander the Great died at the age of thirty-two, his empire stretched from the Adriatic Sea in the west all the way to modern-day India in the east. In an unusual compromise, his two heirs—a mentally damaged half-brother, Philip III, and an infant son, Alexander IV, born after his death—were jointly granted the kingship.
But six of Alexander’s Macedonian generals, spurred by their own thirst for power and the legend that Alexander bequeathed his rule “to the strongest,” fought to gain supremacy. Perhaps their most fascinating and conniving adversary was Alexander’s former Greek secretary, Eumenes, now a general himself, who would be the determining factor in the precarious fortunes of the royal family.
James Romm, professor of classics at Bard College, brings to life the cutthroat competition and the struggle for control of the Greek world’s greatest empire in Ghost on the Throne.
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Praised for its gripping narrative and scholarly depth, Ghost on the Throne is lauded by the Los Angeles Times for its detective-like clarity, described as thrilling by The New Criterion, and commended for vivid storytelling by The Wall Street Journal. Experts recognise Romm as a passionate storyteller and respected classicist, bringing ancient sources alive with remarkable skill and delivering history in a captivating, accessible style.
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ISBN: 9780307456601
Publisher: Random House Canada
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 13 November 2012
Country: Canada
Imprint: Random House Canada
Illustration: 23 ILLUSTRATIONS/4 MAPS
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 131.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 289g
Pages: 416
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About the Author
James Romm is James H. Ottaway Jr. Professor of Classics at Bard College. He has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers. He has written two books on the ancient Greek world, The Edges of the Earth in Ancient Thought and Herodotus, and edited Arrian’s Campaigns of Alexander, part of the distinguished Landmark series of works by ancient Greek historians.
www.jamesromm.com
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