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Philip and Alexander

By: Adrian Goldsworthy
Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
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A joint biography that investigates how, during their lifetimes, Philip and Alexander transformed Macedon from a weak kingdom into a globe-spanning empire.

During his short life Alexander the Great carved out an empire stretching from the Balkans to Central India, re-drawing the map of the ancient world. Yet Alexander represents only half of the story, for his success was not just the product of his own genius, restless energy and ambition, but was built on decades of effort by his father. History has portrayed Philip II of Macedon as an old man, one-eyed and limping, whose convenient assassination allowed Alexander the Great to come to power. But there was far more to him than this. Through decades of hard fighting, clever diplomacy and sheer determination, Philip unified his country and conquered Greece.

As authoritative as it is accessible, Philip and Alexander is the latest in a much-praised sequence of essential histories of the ancient world from a master historian.

©2020 Adrian Goldsworthy (P)2020 W F Howes Ancient Historical Military Ancient History Ancient Greece Biography

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Fantastically well written. Very entertaining and easy to follow. I recommend to anyone interested in this period.

Great book.

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I very much enjoyed this, an excellent reading by Barnaby Edwards, and a very interesting joint biography of Philip and Alexander. Goldsworthy is a thorough and scrupulous researcher and an excellent writer. I really appreciated the way he took the time to explain about what is known, what is probable, what is speculative, and what is unlikely ever to be known.

Enjoyable and thorough

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The depth and detail this book goes into when discussing the lives of both the father and son are incredible and if you’re even remotely interested in their stories I can’t recommend this book enough

No fairy tails or fantasy thinking, reliable facts that almost likely occurred are the authors choice when discussing both men, which I really appreciated!

Amazing historical book

Outstanding

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I Loved the history of Alexander and his father and the narrator was great.
Perfectly enjoyable.

Excellent

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Really enjoyed this deep dive into both Peter and Alexander, gives a much better picture of both having the story of both included in one book.

Must listen!

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Loved this book. Easy to follow along with good narration. Very interesting, especially the parts about Phillip.

Great Book

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Well narrated and very well written this is the best resource on Philip and Alexander I have come across.

Everything is explained in great detail without feeling tedious and the narration is very clear and calm. Regardless of how much you might know about the two, or if you are new to Greek history this is a great listen and a must for any history fan in my opinion.

What Makedonia managed was a product of the two and their man, and this book will show you how and to some extent, why.

I certainly congratulate Adrian Goldsworthy for it and Barnaby Edwards for the narration.


Best book on Philip and Alexander

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I found it very interesting for amount of knowledge regarding Philip of Macedonian.
He made the point that without Philip and his reshaping the army Alexander would not have been titled the great.

Philip

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For a seemingly historically sound familiarisation with the Macedonian monarchs; this audiobook is good and clear. I am certainly glad it is in my library! A must have for students of history …

A great narration and a clarifying story

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A wonderfully narrated account of the lives of Philip and Alexander. Both informative and hugely entertaining. I could not recommend it more highly

Superb book

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