Horribly Famous: Alexander the Great and his Claim to Fame Award-winning illustrator by Phil Robins (author) and Clive Goddard (illustrator)

Famously tutored by Aristotle, Alexander ruthlessly established himself as Macedonian king in the 300s BC, setting about continuing his father’s wars against the Persian Empire (for their attacks on Greek City states 150 years before.) Astride his horse Bucephalus, he embarked on his great eastern campaigns in which he conquered most of the known world, as far as India, taking Greek language and culture with him. He never returned, dying of a fever in Babylon at the age of 32.

An incredible story of a brilliant military tactician who is bent on taking over the world. Taking part in battles and sieges galore, Alex even finds himself up against an army of 326 elephants…

Product Details

Series

Horribly Famous

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781407111735

Date published

February 1st, 2010

Other details

176 pages

Condition

New

Part of this Series

Horribly Famous

Author/Illustrator

Phil Robins

Phil Robins has a PhD in English Literature and has studied for an MA in Ancient History. He is the author of Dead Famous: Joan of Arc and Under Fire: Children of the Second World War Tell Their Stories for Scholastic and is currently a freelance writer and editor.