Ghost on the Throne

Romm, James S. (author.). Page, Michael, (reader.). hoopla digital. (Added Author). Read by Michael Page. (Cast).

Summary: When Alexander the Great died at the age of thirty-two, his empire stretched from the Adriatic Sea in the west all the way to modern-day India in the east. In an unusual compromise, his two heirs-a mentally damaged half-brother, Philip III, and an infant son, Alexander IV, born after his death-were jointly granted the kingship. But six of Alexander's Macedonian generals, spurred by their own thirst for power and the legend that Alexander bequeathed his rule 'to the strongest,' fought to gain supremacy. Perhaps their most fascinating and conniving adversary was Alexander's former Greek secretary, Eumenes, now a general himself, who would be the determining factor in the precarious fortunes of the royal family. James Romm, professor of classics at Bard College, brings to life the cutthroat competition and the struggle for control of the Greek world's greatest empire.

Record details

ISBN: 1494537486
ISBN: 9781494537487
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 audio file (10hr., 56 min.)) : digital.
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Edition: Unabridged.
Publisher: [United States] : Tantor Media, Inc., 2020.
Distributor: Made available through hoopla

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Restrictions on Access Note:	Instant title available through hoopla.
Participant or Performer Note:	Read by Michael Page.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.