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Alexander the Great

Name: Alexander the Great
Author: Jacob Abbott

Jacob Abbott

Read by Lizzie Driver · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Alexander's Childhood and Youth (29:20)
Beginning of His Reign (29:06)
The Reaction (29:30)
Crossing the Hellespont (31:55)
Campaign in Asia Minor (32:20)
Defeat of Darius (26:57)
The Siege of Tyre (27:28)
Alexander in Egypt (28:11)
The Great Victory (30:42)
The Death of Darius (29:50)
Deterioration of Character (24:24)
Alexander's End (36:42)