Demetrius Sacker of Cities by James Romm

5.5 out of 10

After Alexander's death, his empire broke into fragmented states and turbulent bedlam.  A young, good-looking, politically savvy, Macedonian military leader named Demetrius successfully gained and held kingdoms.  However, the world had changed forever.  Standing armies became extremely common and it became clear that the Alexandrian conquest could never be repeated.