THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT: The Truth Behind the Death that Changed the Graeco-Persian World Forever

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Alexander the Great conquered the largest empire the world had ever seen while still in his twenties but fell fatally ill in Babylon before reaching 33 years old. His wife Roxanne was still pregnant with what would be his only legitimate son, so there was no clear-cut heir. The surviving accounts of his dying days differ on crucial detail, with the most popular version claiming Alexander uttered 'to the strongest' when asked to nominate a successor on his deathbed. Decades of 'civil war' ensued as Alexander's hard-won empire was torn asunder by generals in the bloody 'funeral games' his alleged final words heralded in. The fighting for supremacy inevitably led to the extermination of his bloodline.

But was Alexander really so short-sighted and irresponsible?

Presents a compelling case for the 'greatest succession cover up of all time' by deciphering and interpreting events that led to the will's erasure from history by the generals who wanted to carve up the empire for themselves.