TY - BOOK TI - In the footsteps of Alexander the Great SN - 1415702616 AV - DS10 PY - 2004///] CY - Hollywood, Calif. : PB - Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, KW - Alexander, KW - the Great KW - 356 B.C.-323 B.C KW - Travel KW - Asia. KW - Middle East KW - Greece KW - Colonies N1 - Originally broadcast on television in 1998 ; "Full screen version presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original television exhibition"--Container; Son of God (56 min.) -- Lord of Asia (56 min.) -- Across the Hindu Kush (56 min.) -- To the ends of the earth (57 min.); Camera, Peter Harvey, Peter Jouvenal ; editors, Stephen Singleton, Robin Parsons ; music John Eacott; Host, Michael Wood N2 - Historian Michael Wood hosts this journey across 2,000 years and 16 countries. At the heart of this epic story is the enigmatic character of Alexander the Great who set out at age 21 and conquered most of the known world before he was 30. Using texts of Greek and Roman historians as his guide, Wood searches for the truth behind legends that depict Alexander as both a brilliant visionary and ruthless conqueror ER -