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Alexander the Great
Jacob Abbott
5 h 57 min · 12 chapters · read by Lizzie Driver
The life of Alexander of Macedon, who became king at twenty and in about a dozen years led his army from Greece to Egypt, Persia and India. Jacob Abbott wrote this 1848 biography for young readers in his Makers of History series, and it is clear and lively for anyone.
Listen to Alexander's Childhood and Youth · 29:20
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- 5 h 57 min
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Chapters
- Alexander's Childhood and Youth 29:20
- Beginning of His Reign29:06
- The Reaction 29:30
- Crossing the Hellespont31:55
- Campaign in Asia Minor32:20
- Defeat of Darius26:57
- The Siege of Tyre27:28
- Alexander in Egypt28:11
- The Great Victory 30:42
- The Death of Darius29:50
- Deterioration of Character24:24
- Alexander's End 36:42
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