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I want to read about him, which books would you recommend?

I can easily get The Alexander Trilogy (historical fiction) by Valerio Massimo Manfredi, but idk if he's any good.

>> No.5249736
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These are the books, I can get them in a single volume

>> No.5249997

One of Plutarch's "Parallel Lives" biographies is about Alexander whom he compares to Julius Caesar.

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Pic would be a good start. Those fiction books are ok, I have read several of his and not been disappointed but they aren't going to be classics if you know what i mean.

>> No.5250172

Bumping a book thread
Too few of those today

>> No.5250396

>>5250053
Thanks, I think I'll just buy the ones I mentioned, since I can't get the one you recommend, at least not right now.

>> No.5250403

Can I hijack this thread and ask about books on Hannibal Barca?

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5250447

>>5250403
I heard two recommendations

Hannibal Crosses the Alps, pictured.
And The Fall of Carthage, by Adrian Goldsworthy

>> No.5250468

Kenneth Harl has a really good lecture series on Alexander with The Teaching Company

If you don't watch it, I hear you're gay