Travel back in time to Ancient Greece with Jack and Annie as they meet Alexander the Great and help tame his wild stallion in order for Alexander to learn to become great.
Describes the life, battle campaigns, influence on the ancient world, and mythological status of the champion of the Greeks who marched his armies as far as India.
A comprehensive biography of Alexander the Great that includes a timeline, glossary, and a number of photographs and illustrations documenting his life, conquests, allies, and enemies.
Cartoons and facts combine to explain what it was like to be a foot soldier in Alexander the Great's army during his invasion of the Persian Empire in the fourth century B.C.
Contains two episodes of the CBS News series "You Are There" which reconstructed significant historical events and presented them as on-the-scene news stories, looking in on Alexander the Great in 324 B.C. as he considers his response to the revolt of Macedonian troops; and listening to Socrates explain why he has decided to take his own life in 399 B.C.