By Kenneth W. Harl For one with limited exposure to Alexander and his times (I did read The Persian Wars by Herodotus in high school, but that was a week or two ago) this is a thorough and revealing work. It is of course of the survey model, taking a wide brush to a great life. That said, there is much here to consider, and it is surprising to what extent we can see echoes of his time in our own.