01413nam a22002417a 450000500170000000800410001702000150005804000090007304100080008208200220009010000290011224500380014126000440017930000280022336500120025144000100026352007500027365000280102365000310105165000340108270000320111670000230114820220423120308.0220421b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a0743434382  cAloy  aeng  223a853.914bMANA  aValerio Massimo Manfredi  aAlexander:bThe ends of the earth  aNew YorkbWashington Square Pressc2001  axii,446p.bPBc21x14 cm  2English  vVol.3  aAlexander's epic quest continues into the heart of Asia and on towards the mystery of India. The Macedonian Army march ever onward in search of glory, crushing resistance at every turn. The culture and beauty of Babylon is quickly ravaged and the Palace of Persepolis burnt to ashes and cinder. An empire is destroyed and a new and bloody era begins. But there are other things on Alexander's mind. An ambitious project to unite the peoples of the empire under one homeland, begins to obsess him. There are rebellions and bloodshed, but the curious beauty of Queen Roxanna gives Alexander the strength to fulfil his destiny... This is a truly compelling, romantic and exciting book, and a fitting conclusion to the bestselling Alexander trilogy.  aItalian English Fiction  aItalian English Literature  aItalian Fiction Tr in English  aMANFREDI (Valerio Massimo)   aHalliday (Iain) Tr