First Line Friday & The Friday 56

First Line Friday is hosted by Carrie @ Reading Is My Superpower. The Friday 56 is hosted by Anne @ My Head is Full of Books while Freda @ Freda’s Voice is on hiatus. — where each week we share the first line of our current read(s) where each week we share a snippet from page 56 or 56% What can we learn from the stunning rise and mysterious death of the ancient world’s greatest conqueror?
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