“Alexander was and is the absolute embodiment of pure human ambition with all its good and evil consequences.” — 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
