Still renowned as the most successful general in history, Alexander literally changed the world, reshaping the lands he conquered in his image. But what kind of man does it take to do that?
It’s a battle which has inspired Western thought ever since it happened: this was the Battle of Thermopylae, a moment which came to define the struggles of the Greek city-states in their wars against the vast Persian Empire. But how much of this story has been fictionalized by the legend? What really happened at Thermopylae?
