He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

By the time he died, aged just 32, he had redrawn the map ... war elephants, scythed chariots. Everything that was thrown at him, he overcame.” Even today, people are catching the Alexander ...

He didn’t always go through very nicely, but he triumphed over ever possible obstacle: a mountain, a river, war elephants ... teacher showed pupils a map of Alexander’s travels.

What Alexander achieved in his 32 years is “unique,” says Paul Cartledge, AG Leventis professor emeritus of Greek culture at the University of Cambridge, who adds that the Macedonian “redrew the map ...