They called him Great before he turned thirty, but the boy who wept over Achilles’ tomb knew something the legends never mention: conquest is easy compared to living with what you’ve conquered. Alexander of Macedon chased his father’s ghost across three continents, built an empire larger than anyone thought possible, and discovered that you can own the world and still feel empty. This is the story of how a young king with too much talent and not enough time tried to become immortal, and what it cost him to almost succeed.
