‘Popular history at its very best, thought-provoking and accessible. Underpinned by serious research, and written with panache, it summons up a vanished world’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPHThis is an astonishing new account of Alexander the Great – one of the most important figures of the ancient world, whose earlier years have until now been a mystery.Alexander the Great’s story often reads like fiction: son to a snake-loving mother and a battle-scarred father...

‘Popular history at its very best, thought-provoking and accessible. Underpinned by serious research, and written with panache, it summons up a vanished world’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPHThis is an astonishing new account of Alexander the Great – one of the most important figures of the ancient world, whose earlier years have until now been a mystery.Alexander the Great’s story often reads like fiction: son to a snake-loving mother and a battle-scarred father...

We live with the idea of sin every day – from the greatest transgressions to the tiniest misdemeanours. But surely the concept was invented for an age where divine retribution and eternal punishment dominated the collective consciousness?In this lively collection of new writing, Nicola Barker, Dylan Evans, David Flusfeder, Todd McEwen, Martin Rowson, John Sutherland and Ali Smith go head to head with the capital vices to explore what we really mean when we talk about sin. The resul...

Hoe wordt een kind de meest beruchte veroveraar ter wereld? Alex Rowson onthult met nieuwe archeologische vondsten het onvertelde verhaal van Alexander de Grote's vormende jaren.Deze baanbrekende biografie reconstrueert de turbulente jeugd die een wereldveroveraar creëerde. Van de explosieve relatie tussen koning Philippus II en prinses Olympias tot Alexander's intellectuele opleiding door Aristoteles en zijn meedogenloze militaire training.Luister tijdens je reis naar het we...