As great as this manga is, I highly encourage everyone to read a little bit about King Philip II (Alex's dad) and the Diadochi, or the "Successors" of Alexander. It helps in getting a true sense of how "made" Alexander was. Yes, he was a "great" individual, but he owes a lot to his father and his generals (particularly Craterus and Perdiccas). The Diadochi Wars that followed Alex's death makes for some awesum reading, no lie. There is a reason why Iwaaki-san decided to make Eumenes the protagonist :)
As great as this manga is, I highly encourage everyone to read a little bit about King Philip II (Alex's dad) and the Diadochi, or the "Successors" of Alexander. It helps in getting a true sense of how "made" Alexander was. Yes, he was a "great" individual, but he owes a lot to his father and his generals (particularly Craterus and Perdiccas). The Diadochi Wars that followed Alex's death makes for some awesum reading, no lie. There is a reason why Iwaaki-san decided to make Eumenes the protagonist :)