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The Last Will and Testament of Alexander the Great : The Truth Behind the Death that Changed the Graeco-Persian World Forever

2021 - Pen and Sword

368 p.

Alexander the Great conquered the largest empire the world had ever seen while still in his twenties but fell fatally ill in Babylon before reaching 33 years old. His wife Roxanne was still pregnant with what would be his only legitimate son, so there was no clear-cut heir. The surviving accounts of his dying days differ on crucial detail, with the most popular version claiming Alexander uttered to the strongest when asked to nominate a successor on his deathbed. Decades of civil war ensued as Alexander hard-won empire was torn asunder by generals in the bloody funeral games his alleged final words heralded in. The fighting for supremacy inevitably led to the extermination of his bloodline.But was Alexander really so short-sighted and irresponsible?Finally, after 2,340 years, the mystery is unravelled. In a forensic first, David Grant presents a compelling case for what he terms the greatest succession cover up of all time. Alexander lost Last Will and Testament is given new credibility and Grant deciphers ev

ents that led to its erasure from history by the generals who wanted to carve up the empire for themselves. [Publisher's Text].

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