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Valerio Massimo Manfredi

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Valerio Massimo Manfredi is an Italian archaeologist, historian, journalist and bestselling author of historical fiction. Born near Modena in 1943, he studied classical archaeology and specialised in the topography of the ancient world. His academic and archaeological career has included university teaching, field expeditions and research into Greek, Roman and Etruscan civilisation, experience that provides the historical foundation for his novels.

Manfredi is best known for the Alexander trilogy, which follows Alexander the Great from his youth to his conquests across Asia. His other novels include The Last Legion, Spartan, Tyrant, The Lost Army, The Ides of March, Empire of Dragons and the two-volume retelling of the life of Odysseus. His fiction combines archaeological detail with military action, political intrigue and epic adventure, often examining the ambitions and conflicts that shaped the ancient Mediterranean world.

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Arthurian BritainLegendary setting, conventionally c. 5th–6th centuries CE Assassination of Julius Caesar44 BCE Carthage814–146 BCE Fall of the Western Roman Empirec. 395–476 CE Imperial China221 BCE–1912 CE Rise of Macedon359–336 BCE Trojan War Epic TraditionMythic Bronze Age tradition Wars of Alexander the Great334–323 BCE

Historical fiction

Historical fiction series by Valerio Massimo Manfredi (1 series)

Alexander Trilogy in Order

by Valerio Massimo Manfredi 3 books 4.2(14,582)

The Alexander Trilogy follows Alexander of Macedon from his childhood at Philip II's court to the creation of an empire stretching from Greece and Egypt to Central Asia and India. The first volume traces the family, education and political violence that form the young prince; the later books…

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Standalone historical fiction by Valerio Massimo Manfredi (10 books)

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