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Was Alexander Great? The Life, Leadership, and Legacies of History’s Greatest Warrior

Offered By: Wellesley College via edX

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Overview

Alexander the Great conquered most of the world known to the ancient Greeks, fused the eastern and western peoples of his empire, and became a god – before his 33rd birthday. This course explores the life, leadership, and legacies of history’s warrior, and one of its most controversial leaders, an ambiguous genius whose story helps us to understand not only the history of warfare, but also different ideas about human sexuality, the history of relations between east and west, and the religious beliefs both of ancient polytheists and modern monotheists.

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Taught by

Guy MacLean Rogers

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