Alexander the Great’s extraordinary childhood
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A History of Alexander the Great, You Know?
Olympia was an ambitious and highly intelligent, politically astute woman. She impressed upon Alexander from a very early age that need to stand out to be the best. A huge challenge of anybody writing a history of Alexander the Great is disentangling myth from fact. Is it even possible?
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