“There is a king of natural selection that takes place among myths. Those that capture something essential to the human condition can be preserved for thousands of years. Those that are relevant only to a few are lost forever.” — Philip Freeman Copy Share Image
“As Alexander would confess years later, sex and sleep more than anything else reminded him that he was mortal. One” — Philip Freeman Copy Share Image
“the universe must have been created by an all-powerful prime mover who, however, took no interest in his handiwork.” — Philip Freeman Copy Share Image
“History has been so fascinated with Alexander the Great that it has overlooked the genius of his father. But by his supreme skill at… — Philip Freeman Copy Share Image
“There is a king of natural selection that takes place among myths. Those that capture something essential to the human condition can be preserved… — Philip Freeman Copy Share Image
“Alexander was and is the absolute embodiment of pure human ambition with all its good and evil consequences.” — Philip Freeman Copy Share Image
