Alexander the Great
Robin Lane Fox
Robin Lane Fox’s masterpiece reconstructs the world and mind of Alexander of Macedon, who by age thirty-two had conquered the known world from Greece to India, driven by the myth of Achilles.
Read Time: ~11.7 hr
Caesar: Life of a Colossus
by Adrian Goldsworthy (2006)
About this book
Adrian Goldsworthy’s definitive biography places Caesar in the full context of the Roman aristocracy, charting his brilliant military campaigns in Gaul, civil war against Pompey, and fateful assassination in the Senate.
Setting / LocationRome & Gaul
Story EraAncient Rome
Protagonist / CoreJulius Caesar (Roman Dictator & General)
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