In just a few years, the young Macedonian king Alexander the Great shattered the mightiest empire of his age. Follow his campaign from the first victory at the Granicus River through the decisive battles of Issus and Gaugamela to the capture of Persepolis, the ceremonial heart of the Persian Empire. Yet Alexander's conquest did not end there. He pushed onward into India, where he faced King Porus and his formidable war elephants at the Battle of the Hydaspes. This campaign reveals not only the brilliance of one of history's greatest commanders, but also the birth of an empire that transformed the ancient world by bringing Greek and Eastern civilizations together.
