Alexander the Great

1. Introduction: Uncovering the Legend 2. Alexander's Inheritance 3. Alexander's Boyhood 4. King at Last 5. The Very Gates of Asia 6. A Bridge of Corpses 7. Son of Ra, Son of Zeus 8. Lord of Asia 9. Conquest and Conspiracy 10. Bactria and Sogdiana 11. India 12. We'll Say Goodbye in Babylon 13. Death and Disorder 14. Man and God 15. Alexander: The Great 16. Philip's Ghost

Ian Worthington is Professor of History at the University of Missouri. He has published 15 sole-authored and edited books and over 100 articles and essays on Greek history, epigraphy and oratory. In 2005 he won the Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Research and Creativity in the Humanities, in 2007 the Student-Athlete Advisory Council Most Inspiring Professor Award and in 2010 the William H. Byler Distinguished Professor Award.

'Ian Worthington's book has many virtues, including a clear narrative that shows initmate familiarity with the primary sources and secondary literature. It is accessibly written in an unemotional style.' The Anglo-Hellenic Review, Spring 2005