Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the War for Crown and EmpireAlexander the Great, perhaps the most commanding leader in history, united his empire and his army by the titanic force of his will. His death at the age of thirty two spelled the end of that unity. The story of Alexanders conquest of the Persian empire is known to many readers, but the dramatic and consequential saga of the empires collapse remains virtually untold. It is a tale of loss that begins with the greatest loss of all, the death of the