Valerio Massimo Manfredi

The Last Legion is a novel by the Italian author Valerio Massimo Manfredi. It was first published in 2002.

Before his birth, omens foretold that Alexander, son of the warrior-king Philip of Macedonia, was destined for greatness. From boyhood, the prince was trained by the finest scholars and mightiest soldiers to attain extraordinary strength of body and spirit. A descendant of Heracles and Achilles, Alexander aimed to …