In the footsteps of Alexander the Great [videorecording] / produced by Maya Vision for BBC and Maryland Public Television ; producer, Rebecca Dobbs ; writer, Michael Wood ; directed, David Wallace.
Historian Michael Wood hosts this dramatic and colorful journey across 2,000 years and 16 countries. At the heart of this epic story is the enigmatic character of Alexander the Great who set out at age 21 and conquered most of the known world before he was 30. Using texts of Greek and Roman historians as his guide, Wood searches for the truth behind legends that depict Alexander as both a brilliant visionary and ruthless conqueror.
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