{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Aiora Press","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.aiorabooks.com\/it\/","author_name":"theo","author_url":"https:\/\/www.aiorabooks.com\/it\/author\/theo\/","title":"The Life of Alexander - Aiora Press","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"105HUnH46h\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aiorabooks.com\/it\/product\/plutarch-the-life-of-alexander\/\">The Life of Alexander<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aiorabooks.com\/it\/product\/plutarch-the-life-of-alexander\/embed\/#?secret=105HUnH46h\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Life of Alexander&#8221; &#8212; Aiora Press\" data-secret=\"105HUnH46h\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.aiorabooks.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.aiorabooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/plutarch-alexander-rgb-.jpg","thumbnail_width":782,"thumbnail_height":1077,"description":"from PARALLEL LIVES  PLUTARCH Translated by Bernadotte Perrin  Among the many remarkable personalities that emerged in Ancient Greece, none has exerted as lively a fascination as that of Alexander III (356\u2013323 BCE), king of Macedon, most commonly known as Alexander the Great. He was called \u2018the Great\u2019 for the breadth of his conquests, the young age at which he accomplished them, and the immeasurable impact they have had on history. This is his life as recounted by the prominent Greek philosopher and historian Plutarch in the first century CE."}