Alexander the Great was the king of Macedon from 336 until his death in 323 B.C.E. He inherited the kingdom from his father, Philip II of Macedon, and his successful military campaigns expanded the ...

BIOGRAPHY . The Young Alexander by Alex Rowson (William Collins £25, 494pp).. The horse was a Pharsalian stallion, worth an astronomical 13 talents. Not a big animal but stocky, barrel-chested ...