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Why Alexander the Great really was better than the average imperialist conqueror
Book Review Alexander at the End of the World: The Forgotten Final Years of Alexander the Great By Rachel Kousser Mariner Books: 416 pages, $35 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support …