About the book: 2020 / IV century BC. e. Alexander, the son of the Macedonian king Philip, finally inherited power, but in the long-awaited event, joy was mixed with bitterness. Alexander grieves over his father, who died at the hands of murderers, and remembers his words spoken shortly before his death: “Power is not a merry feast, but an honorable bondage.” The “shackles of power” are heavy, but this heaviness is feasible for one who is born to become a great conqueror . Such a person will not be frightened by the entire military power of the Persian state and will not be embarrassed by the warning words of the philosopher Diogenes: “You do not have enough strength to reach the edge of the world, to conquer the entire Ecumene.” But energy has to be spent not only on war. They are needed to rejoice in victories and taste the benefits from them - to become a true ruler, establishing order in the conquered land... Are they strong enough for this? And will they stay long enough to ever return to Macedonia? Sign of information products 12+