Description
At the age of 20, Alexander the Great inherited the Kingdom of Macedon from his father, Philip II. Over the following thirteen years, he went on to conquer Greece and much of the Near and Middle East, comprising the modern lands of Turkey, Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, and more. How did he do it, and what happened to the empire after his death at just 33 years of age? Lizabeth Johnson answers these questions and more.
Lizabeth Johnson received her PhD in medieval history from the University of Washington. Her graduate studies included medieval history, renaissance and reformation history, and late antiquity. Johnson’s specific area of research is medieval Welsh history.