Alexander the Great is one of the latest, most updated, and contemporary books on the life of the Macedonian king who formed the greatest empire the ancient world had ever seen.

Few individuals have made their mark on history as much as Alexander the Great.

Back in the 4th century BC, Alexander expanded his kingdom of Macedonia into the world's largest empire, bigger than the Roman empire at the height of its power.

Philip Freeman is a historian who has taught at Boston University, Washington University, and Harvard Divinity School, as well as lecturing at the Smithsonian Institution.

In this first popular biography of Alexander the Great, Freeman traces the life of the ancient leader and how his conquests shaped the Near East.