Empire of Ashes: A Novel of Alexander the Great
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Product Description323 B.C. The great Alexander is dead -- and the uneasy peace in his former empire is unraveling. Machon, the late king's renowned friend and ally, is the scapegoat for Alexander's downfall, charged with the capital crime of corruption of a god.As an Athenian and an outsider, Machon is prepared to accept the challenge of his accusers and tell the truth behind Alexander's meteoric rise and fall. From his bloody ascent to power and his string of victories, to the seething hatred of the peoples he conquered, to his slow descent into drunkenness, madness, and wa...
ISBN(s)
9780451213662
